2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE FINALE
- Friday, December 20 – Saturday, December 21, 2019
- 1:00 – 3:00 PM Local Time (U.S. Pacific Time)
- Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino – Las Vegas, NV
- Short Course Meters (SCM) format
- Top 4 qualifying franchises: Energy Standard, London Roar, LA Current, Cali Condors
- Live Stream (ESPN3)
- Day 1 complete results
Japanese swimmer Daiya Seto is having a huge impact in his first meet of the 2019 International Swimming League, this weekend’s grand finale, and on Saturday he added a U.S. Open Record in the 200 IM to his World Record in the 400 IM on Friday.
Seto won the 200 IM in session 5 on Saturday in 1:50.76. That crushes the old U.S. Open Record set by Australian Mitch Larkin during the Indianapolis stop of this meet, when he swam 1:52.93. Prior to this season of the ISL, a Ryan Lochte 1:52.98, set at the 2011 Duel in the Pool, was the record.
Most importantly, this was a huge upside swim for Energy Standard, which went 5-8 in this event at the European Derby, but thanks to Seto improved that to a 1-8 finish in Las Vegas. That’s a 5-point improvement in the event as the meet rallies down to the final races between Energy Standard, London Roar, and Cali Condors.
Seto’s personal best, and Asian and Japanese Record in the event, is a 1:50.47 that he swam at the 2014 World Short Course Championships. His swim on Saturday is the 4th-best performance in history.
Top 5 Performances, Men’s 200m IM
- Ryan Lochte, USA – 1:49.63 – 2012 World SC Championships
- Ryan Lochte, USA – 1:50.08 – 2010 World SC Championships
- Kosuke Hagino, Japan – 1:50.47 – 2014 World SC Championships
- Kosuke Hagino, Japan – 1:50.76 – 2019 ISL Grand Finale
- Andreas Vazaios, Greece – 1:50.85 – 2019 European SC Championships
Update: Seto also swam a 1:48.77 to win the 200 fly on Saturday, which broke the U.S. Open Record of 1:49.05 that was set by American Tom Shields at the 2015 U.S. Open. His World Record in that event stands at 1:48.24.
ENS would have lost without him
And the other Team would have lost without Dressel. What’s your point?
Seto not Hagino swum today.
Article on all time says Hagino.