200 m Breaststroke Final - Athens 2004 HQ

The 200 meter breaststroke final from 2004 Athens Olympic Games. After a dramatic victory in the 100m Breaststroke Kosuke Kitajima was in the spotlight. The Japanese breaststroke ace hung on for the Gold in the 100, despite a blatant underwater dolphin kick off both the start and the turn avoiding disqualification. This time it was up to him to prove that the renowned propulsive trick was not the sole reason for his victory in the sprint. The competition was real. The American breaststroke legend Brendan Hansen was just coming off a pair of World Records he set a month earlier at the Olympic Trials in Irvine, both of witch belonged to Kitajima. Hansen was taking this race personally after the defeat in the 100 meter race. After witch Kitajima unleashed a monstrous scream of celebration perhaps releasing all the previous frustration for finishing 4th in the prior Olympics in Sydney. But Hansen took the scream out personally and tried to use it as motivation prior his 200 race. Surprisingly the top qu