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Tomoyuki Matsushita sets 400-meter individual medley world record
Tomoyuki Matsushita of Japan set a world record in the men’s 400-meter individual medley at the national championships in Saga, southwestern Japan.
He finished in 3 minutes, 54.33 seconds, beating the previous record by 0.48 seconds.
The previous mark had been set in 2019 by fellow Japanese swimmer Daiya Seto, who did not reach the final.
Matsushita, 21, won silver in the event at the Paris Olympics.
He said his rivalry with 17-year-old Shin Ohashi had helped push him, while he had recently lost the 400-meter individual medley at the Asian Games to another 17-year-old, Yumeki Kojima.
The championships result marks a new world best, but no next competition or follow-up was given.
Tomoyuki Matsushita set a short-course world record to win the men’s 400-meter individual medley at Japan’s national championships.
The 21-year-old finished in 3 minutes, 54.33 seconds.
He lowered the previous record, set by fellow Japanese swimmer Daiya Seto in 2019, by 0.48 seconds.
Matsushita said he had been aiming for the world record and that his rivalry with Shin Ohashi had spurred him on.
- Who
- Tomoyuki Matsushita, a 21-year-old Japanese swimmer.
- What
- He set a short-course world record in the men’s 400-meter individual medley, finishing in 3 minutes, 54.33 seconds.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Japan’s national championships in Saga, southwestern Japan.
- Why
- Matsushita said he was aiming for the world record and that his rivalry with Shin Ohashi had spurred him on.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I was aiming for it (the world record), so I'm really happy.
I swam thinking as if it was a 300-meter race.
We've been able to talk about world records as if it's about our personal best.
Daiya Seto set the previous short-course world record in the 400-meter individual medley.
Matsushita lost to 17-year-old Yumeki Kojima in the 400-meter individual medley, while Shin Ohashi set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke.
Matsushita set the 400-meter individual medley world record at Japan’s national championships in Saga.
- Winning time
- 3 minutes, 54.33 seconds
- Record improvement
- 0.48 seconds
- Previous record holder
- Daiya Seto
- Venue
- National championships in Saga, southwestern Japan
- Matsushita’s age
- 21
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