Yasuhiro Koseki (小関也朱篤, Koseki Yasuhiro, born March 14, 1992) is a Japanese competitive swimmer and breaststroke specialist. He won the 100-meter event at the 2013 Summer Universiade, 2013 East Asian Games, and the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.[2][3] He hold the Asian record in this event, set in February 2014.[4]

Yasuhiro Koseki
Personal information
Full nameYasuhiro Koseki
National team Japan
Born (1992-03-14) March 14, 1992 (age 32)
Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubMiki House
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Hangzhou 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Hangzhou 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gold Coast 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gold Coast 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2014 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon 200 m breaststroke
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan 4×100 m medley
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin 4×100 m medley

Since 2010 Koseki studied at the Nippon Sport Science University, where he first specialized in the freestyle, and only later changed to breaststroke, motivated by Kosuke Kitajima.

References edit

External links edit