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Kitajima eyes November return

Two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima will make his first race appearance since the Beijing Olympics in a time trial event in Tokyo next month, swimming sources said Wednesday. Kitajima, 27, has entered the 50, 100 and 200 meters... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Oct 22 2009

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