Daiya Seto Earns Gold Medal in 400 IM at 2015 FINA World Championships

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Daiya Seto of Japan finished first in the men’s 400-meter IM with a time of 4:08.50 and claimed the first win for the Japanese men. Seto’s time is a best time for the year for him and moves him past teammate Kosuke Hagino in the world rankings. Hagino was originally the top contender in the event but had to pull out of the meet due to injury.

Hungary’s David Verraszto claimed the silver medal with a finishing time of 4:09.90, improving upon his prelims time of 4:!1.99.

USA’s Chase Kalisz slipped to third in the event with a final time of 4:10.05. While Kalisz improved upon his time of 4:!1.83 from prelims, it was not enough to keep up with defending champion Seto.

USA teammate Tyler Clary maintained his spot at fourth with a time of 4:11.71, dropping .51 seconds from his prelims time of 4:12.22.

Jacob Heidtmann of Germany finished fifth overall with a time of 4:12.08, improving upon his time of 4:13.62 from finals.

Teammates Daniel Wallace and Roberto Pavoni of Great Britain kept it close in finals finishing .04 seconds apart for sixth and seventh. Wallace, who was the champion at the Commonwealth Games, snagged sixth with a final time of 4:13.77, adding slightly to his prelims time of 4:13.07. Pavoni clocked a time of 4:13.81 for seventh.

Zhixian Yang of China was eighth overall with a final time of 4:16.74.

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