Japan's Kosuke Kitajima swims to victory in the men's 100m breaststroke swimming final at the National Aquatics Center in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 11, 2008. Kitajima, defending the title he won in Athens four years ago, broke the previous record of 59.13 set by US swimmer Brendan Hansen at Irvine, California, on August 1, 2006. [Agencies]