Daiya Seto Takes Down 9-Year-Old 400 IM (SCM) World Record in ISL Debut

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)
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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.

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Viewer
4 years ago

Double dolphin kick off the 200 wall in the video.

Virtus
Reply to  Viewer
4 years ago

Give me a break

ERVINFORTHEWIN
4 years ago

thats Huge !!! well done Seto

Casas 100 back gold in Tokyo
4 years ago

Seto did a really good job in promotion of ISL in Japan.

Troyy
Reply to  Casas 100 back gold in Tokyo
4 years ago

What else did he do? Seems breaking a WR at ISL is the best possible promotion.

Casas 100 back gold in Tokyo
Reply to  Troyy
4 years ago

That’s what I mean.

The perfect high elbow
4 years ago

I love watching this guy swim. You can feel his drive in every turn and in every stroke. Deserved WR. Congratulations Seto

The unoriginal Tim
4 years ago

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 😉

Ryan L
4 years ago

There is no one more deserving! Congrats brother!

Tyson
4 years ago

And dressel just went 50 free WR Nice job to both him and Seto

Superfan
4 years ago

Chase 12 seconds behind Seto?!?!

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Torrey is from Oakland, CA, and majored in media studies and American studies at Claremont McKenna College, where she swam distance freestyle for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps team. Outside of SwimSwam, she has bylines at Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, SB Nation, and The Student Life newspaper.

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