{"id":9298,"date":"2015-08-10T14:06:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T05:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/?p=9298"},"modified":"2016-07-15T15:42:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T06:42:32","slug":"daiya-seto-school-of-sport-sciences-3rd-year-first-japanese-to-win-back-to-back-400m-individual-medley-championships-picked-for-rio-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/news-en\/2015\/08\/10\/9298\/","title":{"rendered":"Daiya Seto (School of Sport Sciences, 3rd Year), first Japanese to win back-to-back 400m Individual Medley championships! Picked for Rio Olympics!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships held in Kazan, Russia, Daiya Seto (Waseda University Swim Club, School of Sport Sciences, 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Year) reached the final of the men\u2019s 400m individual medley and won gold medal with a personal best time of 4 minutes 8.50 seconds. Having also won gold at Barcelona in 2013, Seto became the first Japanese to achieve victory in successive world championships.<\/p>\n<p>Winning this gold medal earned him a ticket to his first ever Olympics and a place on Japan\u2019s 2016 Olympic Team in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n<p>Race result<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s 400m Individual Medley Final: 4 minutes 8.50 seconds, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place, Gold Medal<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3286\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Setowin1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Setowin1.jpg\" alt=\"\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u521d\u306e\u4e16\u754c\u9078\u624b\u6a29\u9023\u8987\u3068\u30ea\u30aa\u306e\u5207\u7b26\u3092\u624b\u306b\u3057\u305f\u702c\u6238\u9078\u624b\u304c\u300c\uff37\u30b5\u30a4\u30f3\uff08\u65e9\u7a32\u7530\u30b5\u30a4\u30f3\uff09\u300d\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Setowin1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Setowin1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Setowin1-610x457.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seto gives the \u201cW\u201d Waseda sign after becoming the first Japanese to win back-to-back World Championships and earning his ticket to Rio<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3287\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Setowin21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3287\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Setowin21.jpg\" alt=\"\u8868\u5f70\u53f0\u3067\u8a18\u5ff5\u64ae\u5f71\u306b\u5fdc\u3048\u308b\u702c\u6238\u9078\u624b\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Setowin21.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Setowin21-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Setowin21-610x457.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seto poses for a commemorative photo on the winners\u2019 podium<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3288\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/seto1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3288\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/seto1.jpg\" alt=\"\u65e5\u672c\u9078\u624b\u6a29\uff084\u6708\uff09\u306e\u5199\u771f\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/seto1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/seto1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/seto1-610x457.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of Japan Swim, April<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">(Photos: Waseda Sports Press)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships held in Kazan, Russia, Daiya Seto (Waseda University Swim Club, Schoo 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