Tokyo, 15 March, /AJMEDIA/
Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima, the winner of two breaststroke gold medals at each of the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, was on Tuesday named among this year’s 13 inductees to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
The 40-year-old, who swept the 100 and 200 breast events in Athens and Beijing, broke seven world records during his career. The induction ceremony will be held on Sept. 30 in Florida.
He added three further Olympic medals as part of Japan’s 4×100 medley relay team, winning bronze in 2004 and 2008 before going one better with silver in London in 2012.
Other honorees this year include Michael Phelps of the United States, who won 23 gold and five other medals across five Olympics starting in 2000 in Sydney.
