Nguyen Quang Thuan won the gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle distance on the opening day of December 24 of the 2025 National Outstanding Athlete Swimming Tournament held in Ho Chi Minh City.
The male player of the swimming team of the 4th National Defense Sports Center finished first with a result of 3 minutes 59 seconds 00. The younger brother of former swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien defeated the faces behind him such as Le Do Gia Khang, Do Ngoc Vinh, Mai Tran Tuan Anh to win the championship.
On the same day of competition, Nguyen Quang Thuan won another silver medal in the men's 100m butterfly event when he finished second with a time of 56 seconds 07 The first came from player Luong Jeremie Loic Nino (55 seconds 49). Runner-up Duong Van Hoang Quy finished third in this event (56 seconds 37).
Quang Thuan recently attended the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand and won a gold medal in the men's individual 400m event in Thailand.
On the first day of the 2025 National Outstanding Athlete Swimming Tournament, athlete Pham Thanh Bao won the gold medal in the men's 100m frog event. In addition, Vo Thi My Tien won gold medals in the women's 400m freestyle (4 minutes 27 seconds 61) and women's 100m butterfly (1 minute 01 second 93); Nguyen Thuy Hien won the women's 50m freestyle and women's 100m frog distance; Luong Jeremie Loic Nino won the men's 50m freestyle and men's 100m butterfly.
In addition to the swimming event, the tournament also competed in an event for athletes. The tournament will last until December 27. On December 26, the Vietnam Water Sports Association will hold a ceremony to honor the faces with the best achievements in 2025.
