Summer Olympics / Swimming Aug 25, 2021
The 27-year-old also won the 200 IM silver in Rio but settled for sixth in that race this summer in his only individual event at the Tokyo Olympics.
Summer Olympics Jul 31, 2021
Will Japan’s gold rush end with judo? Not likely.
by Jason Coskrey
Japan has won nine golds in judo so far, the most by a single nation at an Olympics. Japan set the previous mark of eight in 2004.
Summer Olympics / Swimming Jul 30, 2021
Japan's Daiya Seto finishes fourth in 200-meter IM, fails to win medal in Tokyo
Seto touched in 1 minute, 56.22 seconds, 1.22 behind the gold medalist Wang Shun of China and 0.05 behind bronze medalist Jeremy Desplanches of Switzerland.
Summer Olympics Jul 30, 2021
What to watch on Day 7 of the Tokyo Olympics
by Joel Tansey
One of the marquee sports of the Olympics gets underway at National Stadium, while a pair of Japan's top swimmers battle for their first medals at their home Games.
Summer Olympics / Swimming Jul 30, 2021
Daiya Seto makes 200 medley final, keeping medal hopes alive
The one-time gold-medal favorite came in second in his heat, and Kosuke Hagino will join him in the final after finishing third in his race.
Summer Olympics / Swimming Jul 25, 2021
Swimming stars Rikako Ikee and Daiya Seto eliminated in first efforts
The leukemia survivor and her teammates fail to reach the final in the women's 4x100 freestyle relay, while Japan's gold medal favorite in the men's 400 IM suffers a shock defeat.
Summer Olympics / Swimming Jul 24, 2021
Japanese gold medal hopeful Daiya Seto misses 400-meter medley final
The 27-year-old Seto, the world champion and top ranked in the event, was the bronze medallist in Rio five years ago.
Summer Olympics / Swimming Jul 24, 2021
Swimmer Daiya Seto seeks redemption — and first Olympic gold — after stormy 2020
After the postponement of the Games and news of an extramarital affair, Seya hit rock bottom. Now he's climbing back out of that rut.
Summer Olympics | Faces of Tokyo 2020 Jul 23, 2021
Japanese athletes who have overcome adversity to be at the Tokyo Games
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The miraculous return of Rikako Ikee might grab headlines, but the country's swimming star isn't the only athlete who needed to battle tough times to qualify for the Games.
More Sports / Swimming Apr 17, 2021
Daiya Seto emerges from scandal with focus on preparing for Tokyo Games
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Regardless of what has gone on outside the pool, Daiya Seto has remained one of swimming's top stars and an athlete capable of representing Japan at the highest level.
Summer Olympics Apr 14, 2021
Gracenote Sports expects the host nation to improve as much as 40% over its performances at the Rio Games, with swimming and judo considered the most likely to add golds.
Swimming Apr 7, 2021
Four-time world champion Daiya Seto qualified for his third event at this summer's Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday after swimming second in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the national championships. Seto, who touched the wall in 1 minute, 55.20 seconds, will also swim the 200 and ...