Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên
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Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (born November 9, 1996 in Cần Thơ)[1] is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Vietnam. She swam for Vietnam at the 2012 Olympics. At the 2014 Asian Games, she garnered Vietnam's first-ever medal in Swimming.[2] She has been named Vietnam's Athlete of the Year in both 2013 and 2014.[3] As of the end of 2014, she holds the Vietnam Records in 14 of 17 long course individual events.
At the 2012 Olympics, she swam the 200 Backstroke and the 400 Individual Medley.[4][5]
2014 Asian Games
At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Anh Vien won the broze medals in th 200m Backstroke and the 400m Individual Medley event.
16th FINA World Championships
Anh Vien followed up on this form in the recent 2015 World Aquatics Championships. She advanced to the 200m individual medley semi-finals, breaking the National Records. In the 400m individual medley event, she also broke the Southeast Asian Record and ranked 10th overall, ahead of Olympic Record Ye Shiwen of China.
FINA Swimming World Cup 2015
At the 2015 FINA Swimming World Cup in Moscow, Anh Vien won the historic silver medal in the 400m individual medley event and another bronze medal at the 200m individual medley event for Vietnam.
| Event | Results | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 200m Individual Medley | Bronze Medal | 2.10.15 |
| Women's 400m Individual Medley | Silver Medal | 4.40.79 |
References
- 1 2 Nguyen's entry on sports-reference.com
- ↑ Swimmer Anh Vien looks to repeat title win, from the Voice of Vietnam. Published 2014-12-30; retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ Anh Vien named Best Athlete of 2014, from the Voice of Vietnam. Published 2014-12-31; retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ (Vietnamese) "Đoàn Việt Nam ra quân ngày đầu ở Olympics". BBC Vietnamese. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ↑ "Thi Anh Vien NGUYEN". london2012.com. Retrieved 28 July 2012.