
Kosuke Kitajima of Japan swims during the men's 200m breaststroke final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2008.(Xinhua/Fan Jun) 
Kosuke Kitajima of Japan swims during the men's 200m breaststroke final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2008. Kitajima set a new Olympic record and won the gold medal in the event with 2 minutes 7.64 seconds. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua) 
Kosuke Kitajima of Japan celebrates after winning the men's 200m breaststroke final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2008. Kitajima set a new Olympic record and won the gold medal in the event with 2 minutes 7.64 seconds. (Xinhua/Chen Kai)Kosuke Kitajima of Japan clocked in 2:07.64 to win the men's 200m breaststroke gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on Thursday.
Australian Brenton Rickard got the silver in 2:08.88 and French Hugues Duboscq finished third in 2:08.94.
Source:Xinhua