Memorable London Olympic 2012 moment

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 25: Ryosuke Irie of Japan competes in heat five of the Men's 100m Backstroke heats  (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

The scene that is unforgettable in the is when Japan won a sliver medal in men’s 400m-medley relay. Irie Ryousuke, who won sliver and bronze medal, swam first. Kitajima Kousuke swam second, next comes Matsuda Makeshi, who also won a bronze medal in 200m butterfly. Fujiii Takuro swam last and finished second.

 This was the first time for Japan to win a silver medal in medley relay. Although, they couldn’t win a gold medal they did very well and I was so excited them swim!

 Actuary, there were so many scenes that were unforgettable, but I think this scene was the best scene. I really enjoyed watching this year’s London Olympics

My Olympic hero - Kosuke Kitajima

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Silver medallists Ryosuke Irie, Kosuke Kitajima, Takeshi Matsuda and Takuro Fujii of Japan pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 4x100m Meldey Relay Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Kosuke Kitajima participated in Olympic Games consecutively
f our times. His longtime efforts really inspired me.

I paid attention to Kitajima, who was a consecutive gold medalist in men’s breaststroke at the Athens and Beijing Olympics. Unfortunately, he didn’t get any medals in the individual events in the London Olympics. However, he has been in the spotlight, because of his diligent efforts to improve his swimming skills. The other day, a TV programme showed how he studied about his form and put it into practice strictly. His swimming form with large strokes was checked and incorporated by a lot of swimmers in other countries. I’ve also heard that his great enthusiasm for swimming inspired the Japanese young swimmers, especially the swimmers of 400-meter medley relay team, who respected Kitajima, and wanted to get a good result for him. They all did their best and won the silver medal.

I wonder if he makes a fifth challenge. Maybe, not.
Besides competition activity, he established a swimming school.

By the way, don’t you think Japan got the good results in team competitions, not just swimming? I think that they were very tenacious, probably because they received the influence of the earthquake disaster.

Posted by Chinami