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At the Asian Games underway in Aichi and Nagoya, 17-year-old Shin Ohashi set a new world record of 2:04.83 in the men’s 200m breaststroke, capturing his second gold of the tournament. The time stands out even compared to Kosuke Kitajima’s world record from his competitive days, which was in the 2:07 range, and 5ch lit up with astonished comments like “This is like something out of a manga.” At the same time, many pointed to Akihiro Yamaguchi and Kyoko Iwasaki of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics — both of whom set world-class marks as teenagers only to struggle afterward — raising concerns about his future development, making for a thread mixing excitement with worry.
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[ September 24, 2026, 17:28 ]
Aichi/Nagoya Asian Games, Day 6 — Swimming (September 24, 2026, Tokyo Aquatics Centre)
Source: sponichi.co.jp / Read the original article here
What people said
Olympic gold's basically locked in already~
Japan just dominates the moment they get even slightly serious
Forget that, it's Ohtani we should be talking about!
Base hit right after his comeback!
This place is full of idiots
Hope this kid doesn't repeat that and grows into his talent safely.
Yeah, he was insanely fast for like 3 months there.
Meanwhile Daiya Seto was out here trying to turn his affair scandal into motivation.
For women it's pretty clear-cut — once the body matures, i.e. fat increases, it becomes a disadvantage, so they compress as much as possible with high-tech swimsuits.
But I wonder about men
Does it really have that much of an effect?
2:04 is just absurd ( ・ω・)
Swimming's been kind of meh lately, so this'll get things exciting.
If that's true, that's a real problem.
At that age I was at the arcade playing KOF (King of Fighters) every single day.
It's only worth remembering if you do it at the Olympics.
The 200m breaststroke actually gets its world record broken pretty often.
Guys like Akihiro Yamaguchi and Ippei Watanabe, for example.
but he'll probably lose at the Olympics anyway.
It's got flair and no mistakes.
a world record at the Asian Games?
Hurry up and wrap the table tennis broadcast so they can show this already.
Nagoya's a pool where good times come out, after all.
Guess the Asian Games just doesn't get much attention.
TBS's exclusive broadcast deal was a mistake.
Well, it's breaststroke.
If you think of freestyle swimmers as dolphins, this is a frog, right?
While the dolphin swims 100m, the frog can't even make it 10m.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
As posters noted, the world record for the 200m breaststroke stood in the 2:07 range even in Kosuke Kitajima’s era, so 2:04.83 is a standout figure by any historical measure — and for a high schooler to reach it is itself extraordinary. There is precedent for concern here: swimmers like Akihiro Yamaguchi and Kyoko Iwasaki also produced world-class results as teenagers, only to struggle in the years that followed. The thread’s mix of excitement and worry reflects those precedents rather than being baseless. Some also pointed out that because the Asian Games draws less attention than the Olympics, a world record here generates less buzz than it otherwise might — though the record’s official status is the same regardless, and the focus now shifts to whether he can maintain or improve on this time at the World Championships and Olympics being held in Tokyo. The headline’s reference to “correcting his form in solo practice the night before” comes from the original article and indicates he was adjusting his technique right up until the event, though the thread excerpts don’t go into further detail.
※This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Asian Games] 17-Year-Old Shin Ohashi Wins Double Gold with a Stunning World Record of 2:04.83 in the 200m — Corrected His Form in Solo Practice the Night Before“.
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