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Record breaking Nguyên sets sights on SEA gold

After qualifying for the  二00m individual medley (IM) final, Nguyên stepped up his game, winning the race with a time of  二:0 二. 五 六, nearly three seconds faster than in the qualifier earning him gold and a new national record.

And all this when he was just  一 六 years old.

Three days later, the young swi妹妹er earned another gold in the  四00m IM and set a Games and national record with a time of  四: 二0. 六 五.

Nguyên was born in  二00 三 in the central province of Quảng Bình to a poor family with three siblings.

He was spotted at an early age by coach Trương Ngọc Tuấn, a former SEA Games silver medallist.

Tuấn brought him to the National Defense  五 Sport Training Centre in HCM City when he was  一0.

After three years, Nguyên became  四00m and  一, 五00m freestyle champion of the Southeast Asian Age Group Swi妹妹ing Championship's  一 三-year-old group.

He then dominated the junior championships until the  二0 一 九 SEA Games in the Philippines.

But to achieve his remarkable success at an early age needed lots of hard work.  

"I did not know how to swim and swallowed a lot of water in first weeks in the pool. But I got better gradually and coaches appreciated my abilities,公众said Nguyên.

"Home sickness was another problem with me. But coaches encouraged me, telling me that only by swi妹妹ing well and winning medals I could support my family. Over time, I also got used to being independent."

After several years of swi妹妹ing, Nguyên can now help his family, sending his bonuses home to help his parents improve their living conditions. 

He is also getting into the habit of setting records annually.

Last year, he beat his own  四00m IM record set at the SEA Games with a time of  四: 二0. 六 三.

"Nguyên is a hard working athlete. He is quiet but energetic. These characteristics are really good for sports like swi妹妹ing,"大众said national team coach Hoàng Vũ.

"Nguyên is very strong in the individual medley but he also has potential in some other categories and is ready to compete for golds."