{"id":115998,"date":"2014-12-04T08:33:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T15:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=115998"},"modified":"2014-12-05T15:06:24","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T22:06:24","slug":"daiya-seto-posts-world-leader-400-im-sizzler-win-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/daiya-seto-posts-world-leader-400-im-sizzler-win-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Daiya Seto Posts World Leader, Asian Record With 400 IM Sizzler to Win at Worlds – Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOHA \u2013\u00a0Japan\u2019s Daiya Seto led a Japanese 1-2 in the men’s 400 IM\u00a0at the FINA World Short Course Championships. Watch Race Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s Daiya Seto led a Japanese 1-2 in the distance medley at the FINA World Short Course Championships.<\/p>\n

Seto went out more than a second under world-record pace at the 300 with a 2:59.93 split, but could not hold on to break Ryan Lochte\u2019s global standard of 3:55.50.<\/p>\n

Seto settled for a 3:56.33 for the win, a huge drop from what it took for him to win this event in 2012 (3:59.15). \u00a0His time tonight also smashed Thomas Fraser-Holmes\u2019 top-ranked effort of 3:58.69 from the Dubai stop of the FINA World Cup.<\/p>\n

Seto is just the third swimmer to win the 400 IM more than once. \u00a0Matt Dunn of Australia won it three straight times from 1995-99, while Lochte took home three straight from 2006-10.<\/p>\n

Seto also bettered Kosuke Hagino’s Asian record of 3:56.48 from January of this year in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Kosuke Hagino,\u00a0Swimming World\u2019s World Swimmer of the Year<\/a>, picked up silver in the finale with a 4:01.17 as he remained third in the world behind Seto and Fraser-Holmes.<\/p>\n

Hungary\u2019s David Verraszto snagged bronze with a time of 4:01.82, while South Africa\u2019s Sebastien Rousseau placed fourth in 4:02.00.<\/p>\n

USA\u2019s Tyler Clary (4:03.44), USA\u2019s Michael Weiss (4:05.37), Russia\u2019s Semen Makovich (4:07.54) and Israel\u2019s Gal Nevo (4:07.99) rounded out the championship field.<\/p>\n

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Name<\/th>\n100<\/th>\n200<\/th>\n300<\/th>\n400<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Seto<\/td>\n53.82<\/td>\n1:53.99<\/td>\n2:59.93<\/td>\n3:56.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hagino<\/td>\n54.89<\/td>\n1:55.72<\/td>\n3:05.10<\/td>\n4:01.17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Verrastzo<\/td>\n55.83<\/td>\n1:56.73<\/td>\n3:04.54<\/td>\n4:01.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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  • Women\u2019s 100 back finals<\/li>\n
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  • Women\u2019s 100 IM semis<\/li>\n
  • Men\u2019s 100 fly finals<\/li>\n
  • Women\u2019s 800 free finals<\/li>\n
  • Men\u2019s 800 free relay finals<\/li>\n
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