The 2013 National Swimming Championships ended yesterday in Ha Noi, and the team from Ho Chi Minh City came 1^st with 18 gold medals, 11 silver and 8 bronze.  Da Nang’s team finished in 2^nd place with 9 gold medals, 3 silver and 4 bronze, whilst Binh Phuoc ranked 3^rd with 3 gold medals and 4 silver.

On the last day of the competition, Hoang Quy Phuoc - “the extraordinary man of the Han River” - set a new national record of 1 min 51.50 in the men’s 200m freestyle.  This broke his own previous record of 1 min 51.95.  During this year’s swimming competition, Phuoc brought home 9 gold medals and 2 silver in total, and set 2 new national records.