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Japanese Swimming and Its Revival.

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(From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI))

Byline: Suzuki Daichi

The Japanese swimming team has been maintaining good performances since the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. This summer, Japanese swimmers achieved astonishing results at the world championships in Barcelona.

Swimming has been a popular sport from the old days in Japan. It is a traditional competitive sport along with gymnastics, both of which are referred to as Japan's "specialty."

Japan's first Olympic gold medal in the field of swimming was won by Tsuruta Yoshiyuki in the 1928 games in Amsterdam. He won again in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Tsuruta is the only ...

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