The National Swimming Championships saw five Vietnamese individual records set in Thua Thien-Hue on Friday.

Swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc

Ngo Thi Ngọc Quynh of Quang Binh set a national record in the women’s 50m breast with a time of 32.14secs, beating the old record of 32.33.

Hoang Quy Phuoc of Da Nang beat the old record of 1:46.00 in the men’s 200m freestyle to set a new record of 1:45.15.

Phuoc continued to set a record in the men’s 50m freestyle, with a time of 22.74secs, surpassing the old record of 22.90secs.

In the men’s 400m individual medley, Nguyen Huu Kim Son of An Giang made a record of 4:20.35, beating the old record of 4:20.76. Tran Duy Khoi of HCM City also made a new record of this category with a time of 4:15.26.

After two days of competition, HCM City temporarily took the lead with eight golds, five silvers and three bronzes. Da Nang came in second with three golds and two bronzes. Quang Bình are third with two golds, one silver and three bronzes.

The five-day tournament has attracted the participation of 105 swimmers from 19 teams across the country, competing for 45 sets of medals. 

VNS