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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.
Vien wins bronze medal at US swim competition ảnh 1 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

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