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 / 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 | 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.
Summer Olympics Jun 25, 2021
Many athletes remain torn between wanting to live out their Olympic dreams and potentially playing a role in an unfolding public health disaster.
More Sports / Swimming Apr 10, 2021
Kosuke Hagino finds right lane as Tokyo Olympics draw closer
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Kosuke Hagino will be making his third trip to the Olympics this summer, but he’ll be a different swimmer in Tokyo than he was in either London or Rio de Janeiro.
Olympics / Summer Olympics / Swimming Mar 20, 2021
Reigning Olympic 400-meter individual medley champion Kosuke Hagino will not defend his gold medal in the event at the Tokyo Games this summer, choosing to focus on other races, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. The 26-year-old, who won the 400 IM at the ...
National Sep 1, 2019
Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino plans to marry singer-songwriter miwa
Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino, winner of the men's 400-meter individual medley at the Rio Olympics, will marry singer-songwriter miwa, possibly this autumn, people familiar with the matter said Sunday. The couple, who met through TV work in October 2016, are expecting a baby this winter, ...
More Sports / Swimming Jan 28, 2019
Rikako Ikee honored as Japan's swimmer of the year
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The Japan Swimming Federation hosted the annual Aquatics Awards on Monday evening in Tokyo, celebrating achievements by its elite athletes in 2018. Asian Games MVP Rikako Ikee, who had already been named the swimmer of the year after the conclusion of the 2018 season, did ...
More Sports / Swimming Aug 11, 2018
Rikako Ikee won gold in the women's 100-meter butterfly final and set a national in the process on Saturday, bagging her third medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. The 18-year-old touched the wall in 56.08 seconds at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, 0.36 seconds ...
More Sports / Swimming Aug 9, 2018
Kalisz outlasts Hagino, Seto in 400 IM on Pan Pacs opening day
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Chase Kalisz proved he’s currently the best individual medley swimmer in the world with a crushing victory over the Japanese star duo. The American geared up after the 250-meter turn to take a lead and only widened the gap on former world champions Kosuke Hagino ...