Daisuke Kimura
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 August 1981 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event | Breaststroke |
Daisuke Kimura (born 23 August 1981) is a Japanese former breaststroke swimmer.[1]
Kimura was a 200-metre breaststroke silver medalist behind Kosuke Kitajima at both the 2002 and 2006 Asian Games, but got the better of the Olympic champion to win the 2006 national title.[2][3] He won a bronze medal for the 200 metre breaststroke at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and swam in two FINA World Championships.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "【スイムTV swim-tv.jp】 水泳の総合情報サイト － 木村大輔選手". www.swim-tv.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "Japanese swimmer fells breaststroke record". Sioux City Journal. 3 October 2002.
- ^ "Olympic champs Kitajima, Shibata beaten at national c'ships". The Japan Times. 21 April 2006.
- ^ "Benko wins 200 freestyle; U.S. shines in Pan Pacific". The Indianapolis Star. 28 August 2002.
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Japanese male breaststroke swimmers
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen