What does the 14-year-old swimming talent who broke two Vietnamese records dream of?

At the 2023 National Swimming Championship, Nguyen Thuy Hien showed remarkable progress when she won 6 gold medals (4 individual gold medals: 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle, 50m breaststroke, 100m freestyle; 2 team gold medals: 4x200m freestyle mixed, 4x100m freestyle mixed). In particular, Thuy Hien made a strong impression when she was the only person to break 2 national records. In the 50m butterfly event, this young athlete won the gold medal with a time of 27 seconds 31, breaking the record of 27 seconds 50 of Pham Thi Van ( Thanh Hoa ). In the 50m freestyle event, the swimmer from the Army unit achieved a time of 26 seconds 08, breaking the record of 26 seconds 13 also held by her teammate in the national team, Pham Thi Van.

2023 is the year that sees young swimmer Thuy Hien "step into the light", when she was called up to the Vietnamese swimming team to participate in the 32nd SEA Games and the 19th ASIAD. In her first participation in the Southeast Asian Games , this 14-year-old athlete won a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle event. After her excellent performance at the 2023 National Swimming Championship, Hien shared: "When I won a medal at the 32nd SEA Games, I felt very happy, because it was an unexpected achievement. The feeling of competing in big arenas is really exciting and exciting. In any tournament, I always think in my head that I have to try my best. Regarding the 19th ASIAD, I am very happy to participate and have learned a lot from my seniors and met good athletes around the world."

Tài năng bơi lội 14 tuổi phá 2 kỷ lục Việt Nam ước mơ điều gì? - Ảnh 1. — Nguyen Thuy Hien breaks 2 national records at the 2023 National Swimming Championship

Previously, Nguyen Thuy Hien said that her biggest idol is the former excellent swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien. The young athlete from Ninh Binh is trying hard every day to be like her senior. And now, the swimmer from the Army unit is also pursuing a further dream. "My goal in the near future is to participate in many international tournaments and try to achieve good results. One day, I also hope to participate in the Olympics," Thuy Hien confided.

Thuy Hien's direct coach, Coach Vo Thai Nguyen, commented on his student: "Despite a tight competition schedule, Thuy Hien has a very good sense of living and training, knows how to strive and improve. When competing, her determination is always very high. Hien is the first young athlete to break 2 records at the national tournament. Her expertise is highly appreciated by the coaching staff." However, according to Coach Thai Nguyen, Hien needs to improve her endurance and rotational techniques to be able to develop further in the future.

Tài năng bơi lội 14 tuổi phá 2 kỷ lục Việt Nam ước mơ điều gì? - Ảnh 2. — Thuy Hien is expected to follow in the footsteps of former excellent swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien.

Nguyen Thuy Hien is good at short distances. However, the disadvantage of this athlete from Ninh Binh is that she is quite small. Regarding this, coach Thai Nguyen expressed: "I hope that the leaders of the sports industry can invest in Thuy Hien, so that she can have a better development environment. I also hope that she will be given the opportunity to train in developed countries in Europe and Asia.

In the short distance swimming events at the SEA Games, Singapore is a very strong country. Coach Thai Nguyen commented: “Thuy Hien is still very young, while the senior athletes in the Southeast Asian region, especially those in Singapore, are already old. Hopefully Thuy Hien will develop better and surpass the veteran athletes in the region.”