Two Quang Ninh athletes competing for the Vietnamese finswimming team performed strongly at the 3rd Southeast Asian Finswimming Championships and the 1st Southeast Asian Age-Group Finswimming Championships 2026, winning a total of 12 medals, including three golds.
The two competitions were held simultaneously at the MBJB Aquatic Centre in Johor Bahru city, Malaysia, attracting 137 athletes from four countries: Viet Nam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia. The Quang Ninh swimming and finswimming delegation, participating as part of the national team, comprised one coach and two athletes from the Quang Ninh Intermediate School of Arts and Sports.
Trieu Thi Uyen secured two gold and four silver medals. Her two gold medals came in the 16-17 age-group 4x100m surface finswimming relay and 4x100m mixed medley relay events. Hoang Ha Binh Minh claimed one gold and five silver medals, including gold in the girls’ 14-15 age-group 4x100m surface finswimming relay.
The achievements of the two Quang Ninh athletes contributed to Viet Nam’s first-place finish in the overall team standings. Their performances reflect the continued progress of Quang Ninh’s swimming and finswimming athletes and mark a positive step in preparations for the 10th National Sports Games in 2026.
By Ha Phong
