"Frog King" Yasusuke Kitajima served as president of the Tokyo Metropolitan Swimming Association for two years

During the Rio Olympics, the former "frog king" Kosuke Kitajima changed into a straight suit to be a commentator, and when the reporter met him in the swimming pool, he saw him taking a selfie with the coach of the Japanese swimming team he knew with great interest, and his mobile phone case was very "narcissistic". Photo by Zhang Su, a reporter from China News Network

Recently, according to the Japanese media "Nikkan Sports", "Frog King" Kitajima Kosuke was inaugurated as the president of the Tokyo Metropolitan Swimming Association for a two-year term.

Yasuyuki Kitajima, 38, became the association's vice president in June 2018 and is constantly trying out new challenges, such as the "Kitajima Kosuke Cup" swimming competition held every winter and the introduction of a prize money system.

A person from the association said: "In the future, including the Olympic Games, the form of sports will change. In order to create new sports value, I hope that the new president can use his own experience to create a new swimming world. ”

"I will be inaugurated as president of the Tokyo Metropolitan Swimming Association, which has a long history and a glorious track record, and I will once again lift my spirits," said Yasuke Kitajima. For the further development and revitalization of swimming, I will inherit the traditions established by my predecessors and create sports values in the new era. Needless to say, in order to allow more people to enjoy swimming - this sport of my life, I will do my best to work hard, I hope that everyone can give support and assistance. ”

Kosuke Kitajima is a famous Japanese swimmer. In 2004, he won gold medals in the men's 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke at the Athens Olympics. In 2008, Kitajima won gold medals in the 100m and 200m breaststrokes at the Beijing Olympics again, creating a history of Japanese athletes winning two gold medals in swimming events for two consecutive Olympic Games.

In addition, at the 2002 Busan Asian Games, Kitajima Not only won the men's 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:09.97, but also broke the world record of 2:10.16, which was set by American Barroman for a decade, becoming the first Asian athlete to break the swimming world record since 1972.

In April 2016, Yasuke Kitajima failed to qualify at the Japan Swimming Championships and Olympic Trials and missed the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and then announced his retirement. (End)