Quy Phuoc clinches gold at national swimming champs
(VOV) -In a truly dominating performance, Vietnam’s top swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc has won three gold medals at the ongoing 2014 National Swimming and Diving Championships, taking place in central Thua Thien Hue province from March 19-23.
The 21-year old swimmer finished first in three events – men’s 50m backstroke, men’s 50m butterfly, and men’s 400m free style. So far this year, Quy Phuoc has plucked seven gold medals in single events.
In the men’s 400m free style event, Quy Phuoc broke his own record set a year earlier, coming in at 3:56:17, or seven seconds faster.
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In the women’s event, 13-year-old Tran Thi Hong Cam, from the Long An sporting delegation, secured two gold medals for her team.
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Yen from Quang Binh claimed victory in the women’s 200m backstroke event, while her teammate Ngo Thi Ngoc Quynh won a gold medal at the 100m breaststroke event.
Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen of HCM City placed first in the women’s 200m mixed event, setting a record time of 4:25:79.
After three days of competition, Danang currently holds the lead with 9 gold medals, followed by HCM City with eight gold and Long An, Dong Nai, Haiphong, and Quang Binh with two gold.
This year’s champs have attracted 170 athletes from 17 sporting delegations across from the country. They are competing for 66 sets of medals in 24 diving events and 42 swimming events.