SEA Games 29: Vietnam’s swimmers grab one gold, two bronzes

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on August 21 won a gold medal in the women’s 100m backstroke category at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia.
SEA Games 29: Vietnam’s swimmers grab one gold, two bronzes ảnh 1Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien (C)(Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese swimmerNguyen Thi Anh Vien on August 21 won a gold medal in the women’s 100mbackstroke category at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games 29) inMalaysia. 

Vien clocked 1:01:89, breaking the previous SEAGames record of 1:02:11. This is the first time Vien triumphed in this categoryat the region’s largest sport event. 

The same day, Vien’s teammate Le Thi My Thaosecured a silver medal in the women’s 200m butterfly category with a time of2:12:61. 

Meanwhile, both Paul Le Nguyen and Nguyen HuuKim Son finished third in the men’s 50m backstroke and 400m freestyle eventsrespectively, bringing home two bronze medals. 

Vietnam’s national swimming team, consisting of25 swimmers, will compete in all 38 categories, aiming to win one-sixth ofVietnam’s total target of 60 gold medals at SEA Games 29.-VNA

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