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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.

Akihiro Yamaguchi

Personal information
Full name	Akihiro Yamaguchi
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1994-09-11) September 11, 1994 (age 28) Kagoshima Prefecture
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	DC Shibushi
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Japan World Junior Championships 2011 Lima 200 m breaststroke 2011 Lima 50 m breaststroke 2011 Lima 100 m breaststroke 2011 Lima 4×100 m medley Junior Pan Pacific Championships 2012 Honolulu 100 m breaststroke 2012 Honolulu 200 m breaststroke 2012 Honolulu 4×100 m medley

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

External links

• Akihiro Yamaguchi at FINA
• Akihiro Yamaguchi at SwimRankings.net
• Akihiro Yamaguchi on Twitter (in Japanese)

Records
Preceded by Dániel Gyurta	Men's 200 metre breaststroke world record holder (long course) September 15, 2012 – January 29, 2017	Succeeded by Ippei Watanabe

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Akihiro Yamaguchi (jap. 山口 観弘, Yamaguchi Akihiro; * 11. September 1994 in Shibushi, Präfektur Kagoshima) ist ein japanischer Schwimmer und Weltrekordhalter über 200 m Brust auf der Langbahn.

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