Vietnam’s female swimmer wins two silvers in US tourney
Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien pocketed two silver medals at the Arena Pro Swim Series 2017, in Atlanta, the US, on May 4-7.
Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien pocketed two silver medals at the Arena Pro Swim Series 2017, in Atlanta, the US, on May 4-7.
Vien won her first silver in the women’s 1,500m freestyle with a time of 16:28.18. With this result, she broke her national record set at a tournament in Charlotte, the US, in 2014.
Her second silver was in the women’s 400m medley on the second day of the event. She clocked 4:45.25, slower than her best time in this category of 4:36.85 at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.-VNA
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