Yumeki Kojima
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yumeki Kojima (小島夢貴, Kojima Yumeki; born 20 December 2008) is a Japanese swimmer.
Career
On 21 March 2026, Kojima set a world junior record in the 200 metre individual medley with a time of 1:56.53.[1] In August 2026, he competed at the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and won a gold medal in the 200 metre backstroke with a time of 1:55.38.[2][3] He also lowered his own world junior record during the heats of the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:08.69.[4]
References
- ↑ "17-Year-Old Yumeki Kojima Fires Off 1:56.53 200 IM World Junior Record". SwimSwam. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Pan Pacific Championships, Night Three Finals: Yumeki Kojima Wins 200 Backstroke". Swimming World. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "【競泳】１７歳、小島夢貴が２００Ｍ背で圧巻のレース運び「これ、いったるぞと」 自己ベスト連発、日本勢２個目の金メダル…パンパシ水泳 - スポーツ報知". hochi.news (in Japanese). 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "17-Yr-Old Yumeki Kojima Lowers Own 400 IM WJR During Pan Pacs Heats". SwimSwam. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.