Viên adds bronze medal at Pro Swim Series

Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên bags a bronze medal, her second, at the Pro Swim Series Mesa 2018 in Arizona, the US, on Saturday. — Photo laodong.vn

Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên won a bronze medal at the Pro Swim Series Mesa 2018 in Arizona, the US, on Saturday.

Viên finished third in the women’s 200m individual medley event, with a time of 2min 16.99sec.

She was behind Melanie Margalis (2:13.90) and Leah Smith (2:16.68), both of the hosts.

It was her second medal, after winning a gold medal on Friday in the 400m IM. Her result was also Việt Nam’s victory at the tournament.

Apart from Viên, Nguyễn Hữu Kim Sơn was another Vietnamese at the competition, ranking sixth in the 400m IM with a time of 4min 34.51sec.

He also took part in three other categories in Group B, but did not reach the top three. — VNS

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