The six-member Team Vietnam has left the 2016 Asian Swimming Championships, which concluded on Sunday in Japan, with one gold and three bronze medals, all snatched by the country’s No.1 swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien.

Viet Nam's swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien (Photo: Tuoi Tre)

During the final competition day in Tokyo, Vien grabbed two bronze medals in the women’s 800m freestyle and 200m individual medley events, clocking 8:38.21 and 2:12.95, respectively.

The 20-year-old swimmer had earlier secured the 400m individual medley gold by touching the wall at 4:37.71, breaking the championship's old record of 4:41.29, and later bagged the 200m freestyle bronze in a time of 1:59.31.

Other Vietnamese athletes at the event were female swimmers Tran Ngoc Thi and Vu Thi Phuong Anh and male teammates Tran Duy Khoi, Lam Quang Nhat and Le Nguyen Paul, who were all unable to bring home a medal at the competition.

The 2016 Asian Swimming Championships, now in its 10^th edition, ran from 17 - 20 November at the Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo.

(Source: Tuoitrenews)