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Kojima, Dr. Kosuke
Dr. Kosuke Kojima
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant (Swimming)
Dr. Kosuke Kojima is in his first year as the volunteer assistant coach for the University of Michigan men's and women's swimming and diving program. He comes to Michigan after spending eight years as the head coach of the Counsilman Center Swim Team in Bloomington, Indiana.
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Kojima recently received his Ph.D. in Human Performance from Indiana University, graduating in the summer of 2017, and has contributed to several research publications. He has two masters degrees -- one in exercise physiology from Indiana University and one in exercise and sports science from Tokyo Metropolitan University.
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Prior to becoming head coach of the Counsilman Center Swim Team Kojima spent three-and-a-half years as an assistant coach. In his tenure, the team had five national qualifiers (two finalists) and nine junior national qualifiers (four finalists). He was responsible for all team activities and programs, advising, directing and consulting between 100 and 120 post-college, college, high school and middle school swimmers.
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Kojima is an alum of Chuo University in Tokyo, where he earned a bachelor of laws in faculty of law. He swam four years, making three consecutive finals in the 200-meter IM at the 1997, 1998 and 1999 Japan National Long Course Championships. He reached as high as 29th in the FINA world rankings in the 200-meter IM in 1998. Kojima also served as volunteer assistant coach for three years.Â
Kojima and his wife, Takako, have one son, Sosuke.
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Kojima recently received his Ph.D. in Human Performance from Indiana University, graduating in the summer of 2017, and has contributed to several research publications. He has two masters degrees -- one in exercise physiology from Indiana University and one in exercise and sports science from Tokyo Metropolitan University.
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Prior to becoming head coach of the Counsilman Center Swim Team Kojima spent three-and-a-half years as an assistant coach. In his tenure, the team had five national qualifiers (two finalists) and nine junior national qualifiers (four finalists). He was responsible for all team activities and programs, advising, directing and consulting between 100 and 120 post-college, college, high school and middle school swimmers.
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Kojima is an alum of Chuo University in Tokyo, where he earned a bachelor of laws in faculty of law. He swam four years, making three consecutive finals in the 200-meter IM at the 1997, 1998 and 1999 Japan National Long Course Championships. He reached as high as 29th in the FINA world rankings in the 200-meter IM in 1998. Kojima also served as volunteer assistant coach for three years.Â
Kojima and his wife, Takako, have one son, Sosuke.
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