Daiya Seto

Japan Sending 25 to the World Championships in Kazan

The Japanese Swimming Federation has announced a team of 25 athletes who they will be sending to the World Championships in Kazan…

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Hagino, Watanabe set new world #1 times to end Japanese Nationals

The final day of Japan’s National Championships saw IMer Kosuke Hagino and breaststroker Kanako Watanabe set new world-leading times.

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Seto & Hagino Tear Up World Rankings On Day 4 of 2015 Japanese Trials

Japan’s Daiya Seto clocked the globe’s first sub-1:55 200m butterfly so far this year – 1:54.63 for the #1 time in the world rankings.

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Koga Rocks 50 Backstroke Win; Middle Schooler Makes Worlds at Japanese Nationals

Junya Koga now sits as the third-fastest 50m backstroker in the world after his performance at Japanese Nationals.

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Lochte, Phillips, Adams, Schneider – Watch a Selection of Day 2 Aquatic Super Series Races

Without the benefit of a live stream of the 2015 BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series, swim enthusiasts outside of TV-viewing…

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Australia Leads Aquatic Super Series with Seven Wins; Cate Campbell on Fire

Australia led the way with seven event wins during the first session of the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series; Cate Campbell’s winning 50m freestyle time of 24.03 was one of the highlights of the meet.

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Coming of Age: Japan’s Holiday Also Marks 2020 Days until Tokyo 2020

Tokyo, Japan – A numerical milestone was recognized yesterday in Japan, as the country’s “Coming of Age” Day was celebrated…

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2014 Swammy Awards: Male Swimmer of the Year

In the end there wasn’t much separating Kosuke Hagino and Chad le Clos…

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Chad le Clos win 200 Butterfly World Championship scm

Race Video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner.

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Japan’s Daiya Seto Breaks Meet Record In Prelims of 200 Fly at Short Course Worlds

Daiya Seto has been having a phenomenal week at Short Course Worlds, including a win in the 400 IM and…

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2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Three Prelims Real-Time Recap

Chad le Clos will compete in the 50 fly today after setting the world record last night in the 100 fly.

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2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Two Finals Real-Time Recap

Ruta Meilutyte has her sights set on the 50 breaststroke world record…

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Daiya Seto breaks Hagino’s Asian 400 IM record in Doha while topping Hagino for gold

Kosuke Hagino (right) was the story of the Asian Games for Japanese swimming, but his teammate Daiya Seto (left) stole the spotlight on day 2 of the Short Course World Championships.

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2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Two Prelims Real-Time Recaps

France’s Florent Manaudou will get a chance to swim in his signature race, the 50 free, this morning, but he will get some stiff competition from Russia’s Vlad Morozov and Brazil’s Cesar Cielo.

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