#211 Olympic Champion Kosuke Hagino reflects on his career

Kosuke Hagino is a 4x Olympic medalist from Japan. He won the Men's 400 IM at the 2016 Rio Olympics in a blistering 4:06.05. Recently retired from the sport, Kosuke finished his career placing 6th in the 200 IM at a home Olympics in Tokyo.  He was coached by Norimasa Hirai and Takayuki Umehara. 00:00 Swimming Sponsors 03:30 Hello Kosuke Hagino 03:45 Commentating World Champion 04:15 Kosuke Kitajima 05:40 London Olympics 07:05 Michael Phelps 08:30 Ian Thorpe 09:55 Cultural differences 12:30 Always 400 IM? 13:10 Weakest stroke 15:30 Bike accident 17:55 Rio Olympics 400 IM 22:25 Relays 24:45 Phelps not in 4 IM 26:10 Toughest competitor 27:30 James Guy 29:00 Hardest Set 32:45 Strength training 34:40 IM race strategy 37:30 stepping away 39:30 social media 41:30 getting help Support Our Sponsors: AQUAVOLO DRAG SOX: Build power and strength in the water with Drag Sox made by AquaVolo. Use code "brett" at checkout and receive 10% off. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD LIVE: Create an interactive heat sheet. Stream your swim meet scoreboard in real time over top your live stream. Turn any tv into a digital scoreboard. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #swimcoach #japan