Vien wins bronze medal at US swim competition
Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won a bronze medal at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis in the US on June 6.
Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won the women's 200m medley gold medal at the 2015 United States National Swimming Championships yesterday (Photophunuonline.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Top Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won a bronze medal at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis in the US on June 6.Vien came in third in the women’s 200 individual medley, with a time of 2:15.55. Earlier, Vien ranked second of 71 swimmers in the qualifying round, to reach the final round.
According to the International Swimming Federation, Vien’s best performance in this category is 2:12.33 which she set at the world championships last year. At the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games last year in Singapore, Vien won a gold medal and broke the Games’ record with a time of 2:13.53.
In the women’s 100m freestyle, Vien ranked sixth, after clocking 56.16secs in the final.
Vien competed in six divisions in this tournament and broke two SEA Games’ records.-VNA