Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên

Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên
Personal information
Full nameNguyễn Thị Ánh Viên
Nickname
"Tiểu tiên cá" (The little mermaid)
National team Vietnam
Born (1996-11-09) November 9, 1996
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
CoachĐặng Anh Tuấn
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Vietnam
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 0 0 2
FINA World Cup 0 1 2
Asian Championships 1 1 4
Youth Olympic Games 1 0 0
Asian Youth Games 3 1 0
Southeast Asian Games 25 8 2
Southeast Asian Championships 12 0 0
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 1 0 0
Military World Games 1 1 1
Total 44 11 11
Asian Games
2014 Incheon 200 m backstroke
2014 Incheon 400 m medley
FINA World Cup
2015 Moscow 400 m medley
2015 Moscow 200 m medley
2015 Paris 400 m medley
Asian Championships
2016 Tokyo 400 m medley
2012 Dubai 200 m backstroke
2016 Tokyo 200 m medley
2016 Tokyo 200 m freestyle
2016 Tokyo 800 m freestyle
2012 Dubai 400 m medley
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing 200 m medley
Asian Youth Games
2013 Nanjing 50 m backstroke
2013 Nanjing 200 m backstroke
2013 Nanjing 200 m medley
2013 Nanjing 100 m backstroke
Southeast Asian Games
2013 Naypyidaw 200 m backstroke
2013 Naypyidaw 200 m medley
2013 Naypyidaw 400 m medley
2015 Singapore 200 m freestyle
2015 Singapore 400 m freestyle
2015 Singapore 800 m freestyle
2015 Singapore 200 m backstroke
2015 Singapore 200 m breaststroke
2015 Singapore 200 m butterfly
2015 Singapore 200 m medley
2015 Singapore 400 m medley
2017 Kuala Lumpur 50 m backstroke
2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m backstroke
2017 Kuala Lumpur 200 m backstroke
2017 Kuala Lumpur 200 m freestyle
2017 Kuala Lumpur 400 m freestyle
2017 Kuala Lumpur 800 m freestyle
2017 Kuala Lumpur 200 m medley
2017 Kuala Lumpur 400 m medley
2019 Philippines 200 m freestyle
2019 Philippines 200 m backstroke
2019 Philippines 200 m medley
2019 Philippines 400 m medley
2019 Philippines 400 m freestyle
2019 Philippines 100 m backstroke
2011 Palembang 100 m backstroke
2011 Palembang 400 m medley
2013 Naypyidaw 400 m freestyle
2013 Naypyidaw 100 m backstroke
2015 Singapore 100 m freestyle
2017 Kuala Lumpur 200 m breaststroke
2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m freestyle
2019 Philippines 50 m backstroke
2013 Naypyidaw 800 m freestyle
2015 Singapore 50 m backstroke
Southeast Asian Championships
2012 Singapore 50 m backstroke
2012 Singapore 100 m backstroke
2012 Singapore 200 m backstroke
2012 Singapore 200 m medley
2012 Singapore 400 m medley
2014 Singapore 400 m freestyle
2014 Singapore 800 m freestyle
2014 Singapore 50 m backstroke
2014 Singapore 200 m backstroke
2014 Singapore 200 m butterfly
2014 Singapore 200 m medley
2014 Singapore 400 m medley
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2013 Incheon 200 m medley
Military World Games
2015 Mungyeong 200m medley
2015 Mungyeong 800 m freestyle
2015 Mungyeong 200m backstroke

Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (born November 9, 1996, in Cần Thơ) is a Vietnamese swimmer. She swam for Vietnam at the 2016 Olympics. At the 2014 Asian Games, she won Vietnam's first-ever medal in swimming. She has been named Vietnam's Athlete of the Year in both 2013 and 2014. By the end of 2014, she holds the Vietnamese records in 14 of the 17 long-course individual events. At the 2012 Olympics, she swam the 200 Backstroke and the 400 Individual Medley. In addition to her competitive swimming career, Ánh Viên also serves in the Vietnamese army in the rank of major.