Nguyen Quang Thuan participated in the 2025 Asian Championship for the first time on September 28. The Vietnamese swimming team will go to India on September 25 to get acquainted with the swimming pool early, then play officially.
Nguyen Quang Thuan is assessed to be in stable form. The player is the younger brother of former swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien. Last July, Nguyen Quang Thuan qualified for the 2025 World Championship in the men's individual 400m event.
In history, the Vietnamese swimming team has never won a medal in the men's events at the Asian Championship. Quang Thuan's sister, former swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, won a gold medal in the women's individual 400m mixed event and 3 bronze medals (200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 200m individual mixed event) at the 2016 Asian Championship. She also has 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal at the 2012 Asian Championship.
After 9 years, the Asian U underwater Sports Federation has just returned to organize the Asian Championship. The last time before this year's tournament was in 2016 in Tokyo (Japan).
In addition to Nguyen Quang Thuan, the coaching staff of the Vietnam Swimming Team also sent a number of other players to participate in the 2025 Asian Championship, including Nguyen Huy Hoang, Tran Hung Nguyen, Pham Thanh Bao, Tran Van Nguyen Quoc, Duong Van Hoang Quy.
