Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (born November 9, 1996 in Cần Thơ)[1] is a national-record holding swimmer from Vietnam. She swam for Vietnam at the 2016 Olympics. At the 2014 Asian Games, she won 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.
She began swimming with private lessons given by her grandfather. At grade 5, Ánh Viên competed for the first time at the district level and easily beat her opponents.
She was quickly spotted by coaches of a military team and soon joined the team.
At 16, Ánh Viên was already 1.7 metre tall with long limbs and big feet, considered advantageous attributes of a swimmer.
2011
Ánh Viên got ten gold medals, one in each of ten categories at the National Championship. She also won two silver medals at the 26th SEA Games in Indonesia.
2012
Ánh Viên competed for the first time at the London Summer Olympics in two categories: 200m backstroke and 400m medley.
2013
At the SEA Games 27 in Myanmar (12/2013), Ánh Viên got six medals in total (3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze), she broke two Sea Games records in 200m backstroke (2 min 14 sec 80) and 400m medley ( pmin 6 gsec 6),.đShe was voted the "Golden Impression of SEA Games 27 ".
Ánh Viên was one of the top swimmers at Sea Games 2015 in Singapore along with native Singaporean Joseph Schooling. She was the best female athlete at this competition when she captures 8 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal. This excellent result helped Vietnam secure the second place in swimming just behind host Singapore.
16th Fina World Championship in Kazan
At the 2015 FINA Swimming World Cup in Iraq, Ánh Viên moved into the semifinals in 200m IM but placed 8 in her heat. In the 400m individual medley she missed the final.
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Nguyễn Thị Anh Vien born November 9 1996 in Cần Thơ 1 is a national record holding swimmer from Vietnam She swam for Vietnam at the 2016 Olympics At the 2014 Asian Games she won 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 Nguyễn Thị Anh VienPersonal informationFull nameNguyễn Thị Anh VienNickname s Tiểu tien ca The little mermaid National team VietnamBorn 1996 11 09 November 9 1996 age 26 Phong Điền Cần Thơ VietnamHeight1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 1 Weight53 kg 117 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesBackstroke breaststroke butterfly freestyle individual medleyCoachĐặng Anh TuấnMedal record Women s swimmingRepresenting VietnamEvent 1st 2nd 3rdAsian Games 0 0 2FINA World Cup 0 1 2Asian Championships 1 1 4Youth Olympic Games 1 0 0Asian Youth Games 3 1 0Southeast Asian Games 25 8 2Southeast Asian Championships 12 0 0Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 1 0 0Military World Games 1 1 1Total 44 11 11Asian Games2014 Incheon 200 m backstroke2014 Incheon 400 m medleyFINA World Cup2015 Moscow 400 m medley2015 Moscow 200 m medley2015 Paris 400 m medleyAsian Championships2016 Tokyo 400 m medley2012 Dubai 200 m backstroke2016 Tokyo 200 m medley2016 Tokyo 200 m freestyle2016 Tokyo 800 m freestyle2012 Dubai 400 m medleyYouth Olympic Games2014 Nanjing 200 m medleyAsian Youth Games2013 Nanjing 50 m backstroke2013 Nanjing 200 m backstroke2013 Nanjing 200 m medley2013 Nanjing 100 m backstrokeSoutheast Asian Games2013 Naypyidaw 200 m backstroke2013 Naypyidaw 200 m medley2013 Naypyidaw 400 m medley2015 Singapore 200 m freestyle2015 Singapore 400 m freestyle2015 Singapore 800 m freestyle2015 Singapore 200 m backstroke2015 Singapore 200 m breaststroke2015 Singapore 200 m butterfly2015 Singapore 200 m medley2015 Singapore 400 m medley2017 Kuala Lumpur 50 m backstroke2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m backstroke2017 Kuala Lumpur 200 m backstroke2017 Kuala Lumpur 200 m freestyle2017 Kuala Lumpur 400 m freestyle2017 Kuala Lumpur 800 m freestyle2017 Kuala Lumpur 200 m medley2017 Kuala Lumpur 400 m medley2019 Philippines 200 m freestyle2019 Philippines 200 m backstroke2019 Philippines 200 m medley2019 Philippines 400 m medley2019 Philippines 400 m freestyle2019 Philippines 100 m backstroke2011 Palembang 100 m backstroke2011 Palembang 400 m medley2013 Naypyidaw 400 m freestyle2013 Naypyidaw 100 m backstroke2015 Singapore 100 m freestyle2017 Kuala Lumpur 200 m breaststroke2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m freestyle2019 Philippines 50 m backstroke2013 Naypyidaw 800 m freestyle2015 Singapore 50 m backstrokeSoutheast Asian Championships2012 Singapore 50 m backstroke2012 Singapore 100 m backstroke2012 Singapore 200 m backstroke2012 Singapore 200 m medley2012 Singapore 400 m medley2014 Singapore 400 m freestyle2014 Singapore 800 m freestyle2014 Singapore 50 m backstroke2014 Singapore 200 m backstroke2014 Singapore 200 m butterfly2014 Singapore 200 m medley2014 Singapore 400 m medleyAsian Indoor and Martial Arts Games2013 Incheon 200 m medleyMilitary World Games2015 Mungyeong 200m medley2015 Mungyeong 800 m freestyle2015 Mungyeong 200m backstrokeIn this Vietnamese name the surname is Nguyễn In accordance with Vietnamese custom this person should be referred to by the given name Anh Vien At the 2012 Olympics she swam the 200 Backstroke and the 400 Individual Medley 4 5 Anh Vien is a serving military officer with the rank of major Contents 1 Swimming career 2 2014 Asian Games 3 28th Sea Games in Singapore 4 16th Fina World Championship in Kazan 5 References 6 External linksSwimming career EditShe began swimming with private lessons given by her grandfather At grade 5 Anh Vien competed for the first time at the district level and easily beat her opponents She was quickly spotted by coaches of a military team and soon joined the team At 16 Anh Vien was already 1 7 metre tall with long limbs and big feet considered advantageous attributes of a swimmer 2011Anh Vien got ten gold medals one in each of ten categories at the National Championship She also won two silver medals at the 26th SEA Games in Indonesia 2012Anh Vien competed for the first time at the London Summer Olympics in two categories 200m backstroke and 400m medley 2013At the SEA Games 27 in Myanmar 12 2013 Anh Vien got six medals in total 3 gold 2 silver and 1 bronze she broke two Sea Games records in 200m backstroke 2 min 14 sec 80 and 400m medley pmin 6 gsec 6 đShe was voted the Golden Impression of SEA Games 27 2014 Asian Games EditSee also Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon Anh Vien won the bronze medals in the 200m Backstroke and the 400m Individual Medley event 28th Sea Games in Singapore EditSee also Swimming at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games Anh Vien was one of the top swimmers at Sea Games 2015 in Singapore along with native Singaporean Joseph Schooling She was the best female athlete at this competition when she captures 8 gold medals 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal This excellent result helped Vietnam secure the second place in swimming just behind host Singapore 16th Fina World Championship in Kazan EditAt the 2015 FINA Swimming World Cup in Iraq Anh Vien moved into the semifinals in 200m IM but placed 8 in her heat In the 400m individual medley she missed the final Event Results TimeWomen s 200m Individual Medley place 15 2 13 29Women s 400m Individual Medley place 10 4 38 78References Edit a b 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 Đoan Việt Nam ra quan ngay đầu ở Olympics BBC Vietnamese in Vietnamese 22 June 2012 Retrieved 28 July 2012 Thi Anh Vien NGUYEN london2012 com Retrieved 28 July 2012 External links EditAnh Vien at FINA Anh Vien at SwimRankings net Anh Vien at Olympics com Anh Vien at Olympedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nguyễn Thị Anh Vien amp oldid 1104690215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
