Daiya Seto wins comeback race, vows to rebound from scandal
The former Tokyo 2020 swim captain struggled to close out the men's 400-meter medley in his first competition since his suspension for an extramarital affair.
Four-time world champion Daiya Seto, who resigned as captain of Japan's Olympic swim team after an extramarital affair, swam a competitive race for the first time in nearly five months at the Japan Open on Thursday. The 26-year-old avoided a ban from competing at the ...
Daiya Seto planning race comeback in February after sex scandal
Four-time world champion Daiya Seto, who resigned as captain of Japan's swim team after an extramarital affair, has entered next month's Japan Open for his first competitive race in nearly five months, a source familiar with the plan said Friday. The 26-year-old avoided a ban ...
Swimming star Daiya Seto will not take part in any official activities for the rest of the year as punishment for an extramarital affair, the Japan Swimming Federation decided Tuesday. In an extraordinary online meeting, the federation determined that the 26-year-old Seto had breached its ...
Daiya Seto, the reigning world champion in the men's 200- and 400-meter individual medley, resigned as captain of Japan's Olympic swim team on Wednesday in the wake of his admitting to an extramarital affair. Seto's management company released an apology from the married swimmer last ...
The 26-year-old Seto won the men's 200- and 400-meter individual medley double at last year's world championships, earning him a berth for the Tokyo Olympics.
Professor helps Japanese athletes deal with mental health after Olympic postponement
Some who had hoped to compete in this year's games have found the mental challenges of COVID-19 disruption more taxing than its impact on their physical training.
Japan's elite athletes resumed preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which have been postponed one year.
Swimming star Daiya Seto forcing himself to look past Olympic postponement
The four-time gold medal winner at the world championships admits he has 'not (been) able to move on completely' following the decision to reschedule the Tokyo Games for 2021.
Daiya Seto breaks 11-year-old Japan 200-meter butterfly record
Daiya Seto sped to a Japan-record 1 minute, 52.53 seconds to win the men's 200-meter butterfly on Saturday in the Champions Swim Series 2020 in Beijing. Despite saying he was not in good form, Seto broke the national mark set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ...
Forecasting Japan's top medal hopefuls for 2020 Games
Japan's Olympians intend to take the nation by storm with their best-ever results at the 2020 Tokyo Games this summer. The Japanese Olympic Committee has hammered out a goal of 30 gold medals, nearly doubling its previous record, at the world's biggest sporting extravaganza. The ...
Swimming World honors Daiya Seto for achievements this year
Daiya Seto, one of Japan's elite swimmers of the 21st century, was recently recognized for his top accomplishments this year. Swimming World magazine this month named the 25-year-old Seto its Male Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year. The magazine's annual awards also include male and female ...
