Daiya Seto

Quick Facts

Full Name	Daiya Seto
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	May 24, 1994(1994-05-24)
Age	30
Birthplace	Moroyama
Country	Japan
Birth City	Saitama Prefecture
Horoscope	Gemini

Daiya Seto Biography

Daiya Seto is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on May 24, 1994 in Moroyama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Seto took up swimming at the age of five because of his friend Kim Paulo Fabay who was his inspiration He narrowly missed the 2012 Olympics when he finished third in both the 200 m and 400 m individual medley events at the national selection. He improved at the 2012 FINA World Cup, where he competed in all stages and ended up fourth overall. He concluded the short course season at the 2012 Short Course World Championships. Here Seto won the first international medals of his career. He first competed in the 400 m individual medley, where he won his first World Championship title in a new Asian record of 3:59.12, over a second and a half faster than second-place finisher László Cseh. He then competed in the 200 m individual medley, where he was able to rally past Cseh for the silver in a time of 1:52.80, over three seconds behind the winner Ryan Lochte who broke the world record.

Despite being the short course World Champion, Seto was still coming into the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain relatively unknown, mostly due to Japanese medley star Kosuke Hagino. He once again swam both individual medley events. In the 200 m, his first event, he swam a personal best in the semifinals with a time of 1:58.03, and then finished a touch slower in the final the next night to finish seventh overall. In his best event, the 400 m individual medley, Seto qualified first for the final and then surprisingly won his first long course world champion title by finishing first in a time of 4:08.69, about half a second ahead of second-place finisher Chase Kalisz. He is the second fastest Asian performer in the event, behind Hagino.

Daiya Seto Net Worth

Daiya Seto is one of the richest Swimmer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daiya Seto 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Daiya Seto (瀬戸 大也 , Seto Daiya, born 24 May 1994) is a Japanese competitive swimmer who swims in the individual medley, butterfly, breaststroke, and freestyle events. He won the gold medal in the 400 meter individual medley at the 2012, 2014, and 2016 world short course championships, as well as at the 2013 and 2015 world long course championships. Seto holds the world records in the 200 meter butterfly and the 400 meter individual medley (both short course).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Daiya Seto height 5′ 9″ Damien weight 165 lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Daiya Seto Dating?

According to our records, Daiya Seto married to Yuka Mabuchi (m. 2017). As of December 1, 2023, Daiya Seto’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2018 he won a gold medal at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

Facts & Trivia

Damien Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Daiya Seto celebrates birthday on May 24 of every year.

He is scheduled to participate at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Is Daiya Seto still married?

Personal life. Daiya Seto is married to Yuka Mabuchi and has a daughter named Yuwa. In September 2020, it was reported by The Japan Times, Yahoo!, and The Washington Post that Seto was involved in an extramarital affair. Seto apologised and resigned from his position as captain of the Japan Olympic Swim Team.

What happened to Seto Daiya?

Seto stepped down Japan swim team captain, was barred from competing and taking part in official training until the end of 2020, and lost an image- rights agreement with the Japanese Olympic Committee and a sponsorship with All Nippon Airways Co.

Why was Daiya Seto suspended?

(CNN) Four-time swimming world champion Daiya Seto has vowed to “start over” after being suspended from the sport for having an extramarital affair.

How many teams are in the International Swimming League?

The 2021 International Swimming League was the third edition of the International Swimming League, a professional swimming league, established in

2019. It comprised ten teams composed of both women and men.

What happened to Seto?

He’s now suspended for the rest of 2020. The Japan Swimming Federation has suspended Daiya Seto, one of the world’s top swimmers, for the rest of the year after a gossip magazine published evidence that he was having an extramarital affair.