For more than a decade, Kosuke Kitajima competed at the highest levels of the swimming world.
Now that he¡¯s jumped in the pool for the last time, the battles he had against the world¡¯s other top swimmers is something the Japanese superstar says he will genuinely miss.
The 33-year-old breaststroke swimmer, one of the greatest Japan has ever produced, officially announced his retirement during a news conference on Sunday.
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