2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – FINALE
- Friday, December 20 – Saturday, December 21, 2019
- 1:00 – 3:00 PM Local Time (U.S. Pacific Time)
- Madalay 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 start lists
Energy Standard’s Daiya Seto took down Ryan Lochte‘s nine-year-old world record in the short course meters 400 IM Friday at the 2019 ISL Grand Finale in Las Vegas, his ISL debut.
The Japanese Seto, 25, went 3:54.81 (52.35/59.05/1:06.60/56.91). Lochte’s previous record of 3:55.50 was done on December 16, 2010. The previous US Open record was 3:59.52.
Seto got out to a commanding lead early on and never looked back. London Roar’s Duncan Scott finished second in 3:59.81 and was the only other swimmer to break four minutes. Seto’s teammate Max Litchfield was third in 4:01.31.
Seto, a four-time world champion, signed with Energy Standard in late September, but had yet to race in the league. He was the second Asian swimmer to join the ISL behind Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey, who is based in the U.S. He is the current world record holder in the SCM 200 fly, and has accumulated 12 SCM World Championships medals dating back to 2012. Seto is the reigning SCM world champion in the 200 fly and 400 IM.
Double dolphin kick off the 200 wall in the video.
Give me a break
thats Huge !!! well done Seto
Seto did a really good job in promotion of ISL in Japan.
What else did he do? Seems breaking a WR at ISL is the best possible promotion.
That’s what I mean.
I love watching this guy swim. You can feel his drive in every turn and in every stroke. Deserved WR. Congratulations Seto
Amazing swim. One of my favourite events to watch and beating a Lochte record is special. Maybe he can break Phelps LC record next year 😉
There is no one more deserving! Congrats brother!
And dressel just went 50 free WR Nice job to both him and Seto
Chase 12 seconds behind Seto?!?!