Seto Daiya of Japan celebrates after winning Men's 200m Butterfly Final at 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Dec. 11, 2018. Seto Daiya claimed the title with 1 minutes 48.24 seconds. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
HANGZHOU, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Japanese swimmer Seto Daiya broke the men's 200-meter butterfly world record at the 14th Fina Swimming World Championships (25m) here on Tuesday.
Seto touched the wall first with one minute and 48.24 seconds, while South Africa's Chad Le Clos trailed in 1:48.32. Clos was the former world recond holder. China's Li Zhuhao was third in 1:50.39.
"I didn't expect the world record," said Seto. "Now I will focus on the 400m im, and I hope I can break the 400m im world record also."
Li was happy with his bronze. "This is my first medal at Worlds," he said. "It means a lot. "
