Vietnamese swimmer breaks SEA Games record

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 11:47

Nguyen Thi Anh Vien shone at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Age GroupsSwimming Championship which wrapped up in Brunei last week, takinghome 11 gold and two silver medals and establishing a new SEA Gamesrecord in the women’s 200m backstroke.

Recently returned from a short training course in the US , the 17-year-old swimmer swam in 13 events of the 16-18 age group.

Shebroke seven championship records including 200m freestyle with resultsof 2:03.52, 200m backstroke within 2:14.95, 400m mixed at 4:52.83, 400mfreestyle at 4:16.46, 100m backstroke of 1:03.3, 200m mixed at 2: 17.90,and 50m freestyle within 27.02.

Especially, Vien setnew SEA Games record in the women’s 200m backstroke event when clockingat 2:14.95, breaking Indonesian Yessy Yosaputra’s 2011 SEA Games recordof 2:15.73.

Thanks to her impressive performance, the Vietnamteam finished fourth in the medals table, behind Singapore ,Thailand and Malaysia.

Vien will next take part in thefourth Asian indoor & Martial Arts Games in Inchoen, the Republic ofKorea, from June 29 to July 6.

The Southeast Asian(SEA) Age Groups Swimming Championship, from June 7-9, saw theparticipation of 230 athletes from Vietnam, Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia,Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, competing in the under-13,14-15 and 16-18 age groups.-VNA

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