Vietnam’s top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will be the country's main medal hope at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 31 to be held in Vietnam next year.

Many of Vietnam's top athletes were born in the Year of the Rat and a lot is expected of them this lunar year, with the Olympics and World Cup qualification on the horizon.

A Seven-member team from Vietnam will compete in the 2019 FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, from July 12 to 28, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien booked a ticket to the final of the women’s 400m medley at the Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia this morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Untold stories about the life and career of Vietnam’s top female swimmer, Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, are revealed to public in her autobiography which has recently been released.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam aims to earn 10 slots to compete in the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, to be held on October 6-18 in Argentina.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien grabbed her fourth Best Athlete of the Year award after winning a vote organised yesterday in Hanoi and HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Victory Cup, "the Viet Nam Sports Oscar Award", has returned, with the organisers yesterday announcing its third edition in Ha Noi.

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on August 22 grabbed a gold medal in the women’s 400m freestyle category at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram of HCM City won four gold medals and broke two national records at the first day of the National Age Groups Swimming Tournament held in Phu Tho Club in HCM City yesterday

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is one of the most brilliant athletes of Vietnam in 2015. With a sparkling collection of nearly 50 medals of different colours, the Can Tho-born swimmer has been named by the international press

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's weightlifting team have made history by winning three tickets to compete at the next Olympic Games in Brazil.

 Nguyen Mau Vinh Quang and Tu Minh Tri are one of two Vietnamese pairs surviving at the ongoing ITF Junior Circuit tournament in HCM City.

 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, a serious challenger at the recent Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, says she will be even more competitive at the world championships in Russia next month.

VietNamNet Bridge – Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien aims to advance to the top eight at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is expected to defend her title at the Best Athletes and Coaches of 2014, which is being held today (Dec 30) in three cities across the nation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will send 64 athletes to the upcoming 17th Asian Games (ASIAD) to be held in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), from September 19 to October 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two gold medals on August 21 marked the Vietnamese team’s best performance day at the 2013 Asian Youth Games which is underway in Nanjing, China.