Daiya Seto Wins 400 IM At Japan Open On Return Following Suspension<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daiya Seto<\/strong> won the men’s 400IM at the Japan Open<\/strong> on his comeback from suspension from national team activities following an extra-marital affair.<\/p>\n

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Daiya Seto: Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n
The ban ran through until the end of 2020 and he returned to the water at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre<\/strong> – where the Olympic swimming programme is scheduled to be staged this coming July – on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old qualified second through the heats in 4:14.98 with Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino\u00a0<\/strong>in sixth.<\/p>\n
Seto lowered that time to 4:12.57 to take first despite the fast final 100 of Yuki Ikari<\/strong> who touched in 4:12.91.<\/p>\n
Hagino stopped the clock at 4:16.38 for sixth.<\/p>\n
Seto told reporters:<\/p>\n
“I’m sorry my actions let down those people who had been supporting me.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
National record-holder Katsumi Nakamura<\/strong> won the men’s 100 free in 48.53, holding off world 200fr silver medallist Katsuhiro Matsumoto<\/strong> who touched second in 48.63.<\/p>\n
Shoma Sato<\/strong> overhauled Ippei Watanabe<\/strong> to win the men’s 100 breaststroke.<\/p>\n
Sato – who last month became the fifth man to join the 2:06 club over 200br<\/a> – was 0.05 behind at halfway but a second 50 of 31.33 propelled him past his team-mate to stop the clock at 59.67 with Watanabe touching in 59.75.<\/p>\n
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Reona Aoki: Photo Courtesy: Mine Kasapoglu \/ ISL<\/p><\/div>\n
Reona Aoki<\/strong> went away on the second 50 to win the women’s 100br.<\/p>\n
The 2018 Pan-Pacific bronze medallist was joint first with Kyukino Miyasaka<\/strong> at halfway with both women turning in 31.44.<\/p>\n
Aoki, though, pulled away with a second 50 of 35.54 to stop the clock at 1:06.98.<\/p>\n
Kanako Watanabe<\/strong> – who set the national record of 1:05.88 back in April 2014 – came through for second in 1:07.17 with Miyasaka third in 1:07.44.<\/p>\n
Yuya Tanaka<\/strong> won the men’s 50 fly in 23.35, 0.08 off Kenga Ida<\/strong>‘s national record of 23.27 from 2019.<\/p>\n
Waka Kobori<\/strong> won the women’s 400fr in 4:07.24 and Aki Nishizu<\/strong> took the 50 fly in 26.25.<\/p>\n
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