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Daiya Seto was born on 24 May, 1994 in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, is a Japanese swimmer. Discover Daiya Seto's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 29 years old?

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Age 29 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 24 May 1994
Birthday 24 May
Birthplace Moroyama, Saitama, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Daiya Seto Height, Weight & Measurements

At 29 years old, Daiya Seto height is 1.74 m and Weight 75 kg.

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Height 1.74 m
Weight 75 kg
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Who Is Daiya Seto's Wife?

His wife is Yuka Mabuchi (m. 2017)

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Wife Yuka Mabuchi (m. 2017)
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Daiya Seto Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Daiya Seto worth at the age of 29 years old? Daiya Seto’s income source is mostly from being a successful Swimmer. He is from Japan. We have estimated Daiya Seto's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Swimmer

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Daiya Seto (瀬戸 大也) is a Japanese professional swimmer who specializes in individual medley, butterfly, breaststroke, and freestyle events.

He holds the world record in the short course 400-metre individual medley and formerly held the world record in the short course 200-metre butterfly.

2012

He won the gold medal in the 400-metre individual medley at the 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2022 world short course championships, as well as at the 2013, 2015, and 2019 world long course championships.

Seto took up swimming at the age of five.

He narrowly missed the 2012 Japan Olympic Team when he finished third in both the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley events at the national selection meet.

He improved his times at the 2012 FINA Swimming World Cup, where he competed at all stops of the World Cup circuit and achieved a fourth-place finish across all stops.

He concluded the year's short course season at the 2012 World Short Course Championships.

Here Seto won the first international medals of his career.

He first competed in the 400-metre individual medley, where he won his first world 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-metre individual medley, where he was able to sprint past Cseh for the silver medal in a time of 1:52.80.

2013

Seto was still coming into the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, relatively unknown.

He swam both individual medley events.

In the 200-metre, 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 of the Championships, the 400-metre individual medley, Seto qualified first for the final and then won his first long course world title by finishing first in a time of 4:08.69, about half a second ahead of second-place finisher Chase Kalisz of the United States.

Seto became the second-fastest Asian performer in the event, behind Hagino, with his time.

2014

During the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Seto won a gold medal.

2015

Seto successfully defended his world title in the 400-metre individual medley on the last day of the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.

Earlier in the meet, he did not live up to the expectations of others in the 200-metre butterfly and 200-metre individual medley, events in which he was ranked second in the world before leading up to the Championships.

2016

Seto earned a bronze medal in the 400-metre individual medley on 6 August, with a time of 4:09.71 in the final of the event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He also finished fifth in the 200-metre butterfly.

2018

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

At the 2018 World Swimming Championships conducted in short course metres in Hangzhou, China in December, Seto won the gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly with a time of 1:48.24 that set a new world record in the event.

Seto was named "Male Asian Swimmer of the Year" by SwimSwam for the 2018 year.

2019

In the autumn of 2019, he was a member of the inaugural season of the International Swimming League, swimming for the Energy Standard Swim Club.

His club won the team title in Las Vegas, United States, in December.

At the final match in Las Vegas, Seto set a new world record in the 400-metre individual medley with a time of 3:54.81, breaking the former record set by Ryan Lochte of the United States.

Also in Las Vegas, he won the 200-metre butterfly over teammate Chad le Clos of South Africa, and the 200-metre individual medley.

2020

At the Beijing, China stop of the 2020 FINA Champions Swim Series in January, Seto set a new Asian record and Japan national record in the long course 200-metre butterfly with a time of 1:52.53, which put him only behind the world record holder in the event, Kristóf Milák of Hungary, and a former world record holder in the event, Michael Phelps of the United States, in terms of global rankings up to that point in time.

He competed in his second Olympic Games at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

He finished in fourth place in the 200-metre individual medley final, and did not qualify for 400-metre individual medley final.

At the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup stop in Doha, Qatar, Seto won the highest-scoring overall male award and prize money for the stop with his gold medal wins in the 200-metre breaststroke and 400-metre individual medley on the third and final day of competition in Doha contributing to his overall high score.

The same day Seto was announced overall male winner for the Doha stop, SwimSwam revealed he had officially become a professional swimmer.

On the first day of competition, 28 October, at the fourth and final stop of the World Cup circuit, held in the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Russia, Seto set new Asian and Japanese records in the 100-metre individual medley with a time 51.29 seconds.

His swim in the final improved upon his time of 51.64 seconds from the morning prelims heats.

The next day, Seto swam a 1:54.03 in the prelims heats of the 200-metre individual medley, ranking first by over one full second ahead of the next fastest competitor for the heats, Matthew Sates of South Africa who swam a 1:55.37.

In the final, Seto finished first and won the gold medal with a World Cup record and personal best time of 1:50.66.

Seto snuck into the final of the 200-metre breaststroke on the last day of competition of the 2021 World Cup circuit, ranking fifth overall with a time of 2:05.83 in the prelims heats.

In the evening finals session, he started off by winning the gold medal in the 400-metre individual medley with a time of 3:57.85.

For the 200-metre breaststroke final, Seto won the gold medal with a time of 2:01.49.

His swims for the Kazan stop earned him 58.9 points, which was the highest total score by any competitor for a single stop of the World Cup circuit with the next highest scoring competitors being female swimmers Emma McKeon of Australia, who earned 58.3 points at two stops, and Kira Toussaint of the Netherlands, who earned 58.3 points at one stop.