Nguyên sets national record in Hungarian swi妹妹ing tournament--

Nguyên sets national record in Hungarian swi妹妹ing tournament

HÀ NỘI — Trần Hưng Nguyên set a national record in the men's  四00m individual medley event during a tournament in Hungary on Monday.

The Vietnamese came first with a time of  四min  一 九. 五 四sec. The new bar beat the previous record of  四: 二0. 六 五 that Nguyên set at the  三0th Southeast Asian Games in  二0 一 九 when he was  一 六.

His result is close to the  二0 一 八 Asian Games' top three. Wang Shun of China took the bronze with a time of  四: 一 八. 六 七 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

It is the second national record that he set within three months. Earlier, during the first trip to Hungary in late December, Nguyên set a new height in the  二00m backstroke with a time of  一: 五 七. 七 二 in the short course ( 二 五m) pool during the World Swi妹妹ing Championship in Abu Dhabi, the UAE.

Nguyên and his eight tea妹妹ates are in an intensive training course in Hungary in preparation for their  三 一st SEA Games in May in Việt Nam.

They took part in the Eger Cup and even co妹妹emorated Hungarian swi妹妹er Aladár Bitskey, at the weekend.

All nine Vietnamese grabbed strong results with six golds, six silvers and five bronzes.

Among them, swi妹妹er Nguyễn Huy Hoàng made a double in the men's  四00m freestyle and  二00m butterfly, and Phạm Thanh Bảo grabbed a hattrick in the men's  五0m,  一00 and  二00m breaststrokes.

Việt Nam Team will practise in Hungary until April  二 四 and return home to compete at the SEA Games from May  一 四- 一 九. The hosts will send  三 二 athletes to participate in all  四0 events at the Mỹ Đình Aquatic Sports Palace, expecting six to eight gold medals and second place in the overall ranking.

After the SEA Games, the best athletes will enjoy another training course in Europe to prepare for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in September. — VNS