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Shin Ohashi Breaks Men’s 200m Breaststroke World Record

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Shin Ohashi set a new men’s 200 m breaststroke world record at the Asian Games.
He posted 2:04.83, beating China’s Qin Haiyang’s July 2023 record of 2:05.48 by over half a second.
Ohashi also won gold in the men’s 100 m breaststroke, sharing the title with China’s Dong Zhihao.
Ohashi said his next targets are gold at next year’s world championships and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

History

Historical Context

In July 2009 at Rome's World Aquatics Championships, Australian Brenton Rickard broke the men’s 200 m breaststroke world record with 2:07.31, surpassing Kosuke Kitajima’s 2:07.51 from June 2008. The feat occurred during the “plastic games” era, when polyurethane suits yielded 43 world records and prompted FINA to tighten swimsuit rules for 2010.

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Story summary

Shin Ohashi set a new men’s 200 m breaststroke world record at the Asian Games.
He posted 2:04.83, beating China’s Qin Haiyang’s July 2023 record of 2:05.48 by over half a second.
Ohashi also won gold in the men’s 100 m breaststroke, sharing the title with China’s Dong Zhihao.
Ohashi said his next targets are gold at next year’s world championships and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

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