Ryosuke Irie leaves the blocks in the mens 4X100m medley relay during the 2009 Japan/Australia Duel in the Pool, at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Australia Sunday, May 10, 2009. Irie broke a world record and set a time of one minute, 52.86 seconds, beating the previous record, held by American Ryan Lochte, by 1.08 seconds. AP Photo logo AP Photo 37 months ago

Ryosuke Irie leaves the blocks in the mens 4X100m medley relay during the 2009 Japan/Australia Duel in the Pool, at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Australia Sunday, May 10, 2009. Irie broke a world record and set a time of one minute, 52.86 seconds, beating the previous record, held by American Ryan Lochte, by 1.08 seconds.

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