By Hideki Mochizuki, Swimming World Japanese correspondent<\/i><\/p>\n
NAGAOKA, Niigata, Japan, September 11. DURING the 64th edition of the Japan National Sports Festival, which began yesterday in Niigata, Japan, an Asian and Japanese record fell.<\/p>\n
Kohei Kawamoto just missed becoming the ninth member of the 50-second club in the men's 100 fly with a 51-flat winning time (51.00). The swim broke the Asian record of 51.24 set by Takuro Fujii at the World Championships. Kawamoto move ahead of Brazil's Gabriel Mangabeira as the ninth-fastest performer of all time. Kawamoto is a 29-year-old veteran who finished third at the World Championship Trials with a 51.91 in April.<\/p>\n
Fukuda, meanwhile, turned in a 2:10.90 in the women's 200 IM. She split the race 27.71, 1:00.50, 1:39.71, 2:10.90. The time smashed the Japanese record of Asami Kitagawa with a 2:11.44 last summer, and moved Fukuda into 16th all time in the event. She is now sandwiched between Americans Dagny Knutson (2:10.79) and Elizabeth Pelton (2:11.03). Fukuda is 20 years old, and participated at the World Championships where she finished with a 2:13.36 in the 200 IM semifinals.<\/p>\n
Other Results<\/b>
\n* A= Junior and senior high school, B=senior at Junior high and freshmen at high school
\nMen<\/b>
\n400 free: Takeshi Matsuda, 3:46.59
\n100 free (B): Yuki Kobori, 49.51, national high school record
\n200 back (A): Wataru Matsubara, 1:58.92
\n200 IM: Yuya Horihata, 2:00.53
\n100 fly (B): Ikuya Hidaka, 54.15
\n100 fly: Kohei Kawamoto, 51.00 New Asian\/Japanese record
\n200 breast (A): Yukihiro Takahashi, 2:12.86<\/p>\n
Women<\/b>
\n400 free: Kazuki Wakara, 4:11.59
\n100 free (B): Mao Kawakami, 56.46
\n200 back (A): Yuka Kawayoke, 2:10.68
\n200 IM: Tomoyo Fukuda, 2:10.90 New Japanese record
\n100 fly (B): Kaiki Katsuyama, 1:00.29
\n100 fly: Yuka Kato, 58.36
\n200 breast (A): Miho Takahashi, 2:27.30<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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