Naohide Yamaguchi of Japan swims in the men's SB14 100-meter breaststroke heat at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 29, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. (Kyodo)

       TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Swimmer Naohide Yamaguchi won the men's SB14 100-meter breaststroke gold for Japan on Sunday to take the host nation's second Paralympic title in the Tokyo Games pool.

       Yamaguchi improved his own world record with a 1-minute, 03.77-second time to beat Australian Jake Michel by 0.51 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Scott Quin of Britain won bronze.

       Yamaguchi is a world champion in the event and this is the 20-year-old's first gold at the Paralympic Games.

       Before winning gold on Sunday, Yamaguchi had finished fourth in both the men's S14 100 butterfly and in the 4x100 freestyle relay. In the former, he missed a medal by just 0.21.

       The gold is the host nation's third of the Tokyo Games. Takayuki Suzuki won Japan's other swimming gold in the men's S4 100 freestyle.

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