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According to the article, the suspension may be up to 3 years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A third party committee conducted an investigation into Kasahara at the request of the Japanese Swimming Federation. The third party found that the coach had harassed his swimmers verbally and physically, swearing at the athletes and also \u201cscribbling\u201d on their faces as a form of punishment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shigeki Kasahara was most recently part of Japan\u2019s coaching staff at the 2018 Short Course World Championships. The coach has reportedly filed an appeal for his suspension with the Japanese Swimming Federation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a major blow to Japanese Swimming, who has had a tumultuous lead-up to the hosting of the 2020 Olympic Games. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defending gold medalist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-olympic-gold-medalist-kosuke-hagino-pulls-out-of-japanese-nationals-cites-lack-of-hunger-for-next-years-olympics\/\"><b>Kosuke Hagino <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is out of the competition pool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the foreseeable future, citing a lack of motivation, while medal favorite <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/japanese-star-rikako-ikee-diagnosed-with-leukemia\/\"><b>Rikako Ikee <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was diagnosed with leukemia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> earlier this year and will be forced to miss the upcoming 2019 World Championships while focusing on battling the disease. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese Swimming Federation has suspended Japanese National Team Coach Shigeki Kasahara for alleged harassment against his athletes, according to an article in The Manichi. 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