Vietnam topped the Southeast Asian (SEA) Age Group Swimming Championship which concluded at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex Swimming Pool in Brunei on November 12.
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam topped the Southeast Asian (SEA) Age Group SwimmingChampionship which concluded at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports ComplexSwimming Pool in Brunei on November 12. Vietnam earned a totalof 51 golds, 27 silvers and 13 bronzes to take the lead in the medal tally. On the last day ofcompetition, Vietnamese swimmers bagged 19 golds, six silvers and six bronzes. This year’s eventattracted the participation of 235 swimmers from nine countries. They competedin three age groups of 13 and under 13, 14-15 and 16-18. Vietnam sent a total of27 swimmers to the three-day meet including 15 males and 12 females. Theyoungest member from the Vietnamese team was aged 13. Notably, 15-year-oldNguyen Huu Kim Son set a new record with a time of 3:56.46s in the boys’ 14-15400m freestyle, eclipsing the old time of 4:01.01s set by his compatriot NguyenHuy Hoang in December 2015. Son also made a new SEAAge Group record after clocking a time of 2:06.47s in the 200m medley category,surpassing a five-year record of 2:06.50s previously set by his compatriot TranDuy Khoi in June 2012. At the same event heldlast year, Vietnam also triumphed with 39 golds, 39 silvers and 27 bronzes.-VNA
Nguyen Thi Anh Vien shone at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Age Groups Swimming Championship which wrapped up in Brunei last week, taking home 11 gold and two silver medals and establishing a new SEA Games record in the women’s 200m backstroke.
Swimmer Vi Thi Hang broke ASEAN Para Games record in the women’s 100m Freestyle event on September 18, winning the first gold medal for Vietnam at this year’s games.
Vietnamese sport got a boost when swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien bagged another gold medal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Turkmenistan on September 25.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
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Nguyen Huu Kim Son (centre) (Photo sggp.org.vn) 
