Teen swim star Tuyen breaks two national records
Teenage sensation Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen smashed two records at the National Swimming Championships in her native HCM City on Thursday.
The 18-year-old broke her own national record by clocking a time of 28.22sec in the women's 50m butterfly event. Thirty minutes later, she set a new national record in the women's 100m freestyle event with a time of 58.44sec.
Her result helped consolidate her team's position at the top of the rankings.
Hoang Quy Phuoc, returning to Viet Nam after a training camp in China, won his second gold medal in the men's 50m butterfly event with a time of 25.66sec. He also sealed a gold medal for Da Nang by finishing first in the men's 4x400m relay. With two more golds, Da Nang comfortably retained second place in the team's competition.
A late gold for Nguyen Huu Viet in the men's 100m breast-stroke event, helped push Hai Phong up to third.-VNS