Japanese swimmer Daiya Seto took the bronze medal in the men’s 400-meter individual medley on the final day of the world aquatics championships Sunday.
Japan finished with just two medals from the swimming program contested by only 12 of its athletes in Doha after several prominent names — including Rikako Ikee, Yui Ohashi and Ryosuke Irie — opted to stay home to prepare for March’s Olympic team selection meet in Tokyo.
Tomoru Honda was the other Japanese medalist in the Qatari capital, winning the men’s 200-meter butterfly gold last Wednesday.
Japan’s Daiya Seto…
