Akihiro Yamaguchi

Akihiro Yamaguchi
Personal information
Full nameAkihiro Yamaguchi
Nationality Japan
Born (1994-09-11) September 11, 1994 (age 30)
Kagoshima Prefecture
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubDC Shibushi
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lima 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lima 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lima 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lima 4×100 m medley
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Honolulu 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2012 Honolulu 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2012 Honolulu 4×100 m medley

Akihiro Yamaguchi (山口 観弘, Yamaguchi Akihiro, born September 11, 1994) is a retired[1] Japanese swimmer and former world record holder who specializes in the breaststroke.

At the 2011 World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Yamaguchi won a total of four medals: one gold and three silvers. His gold came in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:11.70.

On September 15, 2012, at the National Sports Festival of Japan, he set a new world record in the 200-meter breaststroke (long course) with a time of 2:07.01, bettering the previous record of 2:07.28.[2]

Personal bests

Long course
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
50 m breaststroke 27.69 JOC Junior Olympic Cup (2012 Summer) August 30, 2012
100 m breaststroke 59.56 Japan Inter-High School Championships August 20, 2012
200 m breaststroke 2:07.01 National Sports Festival of Japan September 15, 2012

References

  1. ^ "FORMER 200 BREAST WORLD RECORD HOLDER YAMAGUCHI RETIRES AT 26". April 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Agence France-Presse (September 15, 2012). "Schoolboy Akihiro Yamaguchi sets 200m breaststroke world record". NDTV. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
Records
Preceded by Men's 200 metre breaststroke
world record holder (long course)
September 15, 2012 – January 29, 2017 		Succeeded by