Leon Marchand On Japanese Prodigies Yumeki Kojima, Shin Ohashi
By Retta Race on SwimSwam
Even before last month’s Asian Games, young Japanese aces Yumeki Kojima and Shin Ohashi had made a name for themselves, owning multiple World Junior Records and wreaking havoc on the domestic record boards.
Competing in Tokyo brought about even more impressive feats, however, with Kojima ripping WJRs of 1:55.36 and 4:07.02 in the men’s 200m and 400m IMs, respectively, while Ohashi scorched a senior World Record of 2:04.83 en route to topping the 200m br