National swimming champions smash records in Ha Noi

- Five new national records were set on day two of the National Junior Swimming and Finswimming Championship in Ha Noi yesterday.

Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram beat the U13 girls’ 50m butterfly record by .06 second at the Aquatic Sports Palace in the National Sports Complex with a time of 28.35 seconds.

In an outstanding performance, Tran Thi Hong Cam smashed the U13 girls’ 400m freestyle record of 4:39.97 with a new time of 4:35.54.

The event saw three other previous records cracked.

Tran Tan Trieu stormed the U16 boys’ 800m freestyle event with a time of 8:35.66, while Lam Quang Nhut broke the U17 boys’ 800m freestyle record with a time of 8:31.08. Phan Gia Man took out the U18 boys’ 800m freestyle with a new record of 8:33.87.

HCM City consolidated their lead after the two days with 11 gold medals. Long An were runner-up with six golds, while National Defence Sports Centre 5 came in third on five titles. – VNS

National swimming champions smash records in Ha Noi Related image(s)