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
Phong Điền, Cần Thơ, Vietnam
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight53 kg (117 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 Incheon200 m backstroke
2014 Incheon400 m medley
FINA World Cup
2015 Moscow400 m medley
2015 Moscow200 m medley
2015 Paris400 m medley
Asian Championships
2016 Tokyo400 m medley
2012 Dubai200 m backstroke
2016 Tokyo200 m medley
2016 Tokyo200 m freestyle
2016 Tokyo800 m freestyle
2012 Dubai400 m medley
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing200 m medley
Asian Youth Games
2013 Nanjing50 m backstroke
2013 Nanjing200 m backstroke
2013 Nanjing200 m medley
2013 Nanjing100 m backstroke
Southeast Asian Games
2013 Naypyidaw200 m backstroke
2013 Naypyidaw200 m medley
2013 Naypyidaw400 m medley
2015 Singapore200 m freestyle
2015 Singapore400 m freestyle
2015 Singapore800 m freestyle
2015 Singapore200 m backstroke
2015 Singapore200 m breaststroke
2015 Singapore200 m butterfly
2015 Singapore200 m medley
2015 Singapore400 m medley
2017 Kuala Lumpur50 m backstroke
2017 Kuala Lumpur100 m backstroke
2017 Kuala Lumpur200 m backstroke
2017 Kuala Lumpur200 m freestyle
2017 Kuala Lumpur400 m freestyle
2017 Kuala Lumpur800 m freestyle
2017 Kuala Lumpur200 m medley
2017 Kuala Lumpur400 m medley
2019 Philippines200 m freestyle
2019 Philippines200 m backstroke
2019 Philippines200 m medley
2019 Philippines400 m medley
2019 Philippines400 m freestyle
2019 Philippines100 m backstroke
2011 Palembang100 m backstroke
2011 Palembang400 m medley
2013 Naypyidaw400 m freestyle
2013 Naypyidaw100 m backstroke
2015 Singapore100 m freestyle
2017 Kuala Lumpur200 m breaststroke
2017 Kuala Lumpur100 m freestyle
2019 Philippines50 m backstroke
2013 Naypyidaw800 m freestyle
2015 Singapore50 m backstroke
Southeast Asian Championships
2012 Singapore50 m backstroke
2012 Singapore100 m backstroke
2012 Singapore200 m backstroke
2012 Singapore200 m medley
2012 Singapore400 m medley
2014 Singapore400 m freestyle
2014 Singapore800 m freestyle
2014 Singapore50 m backstroke
2014 Singapore200 m backstroke
2014 Singapore200 m butterfly
2014 Singapore200 m medley
2014 Singapore400 m medley
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2013 Incheon200 m medley
Military World Games
2015 Mungyeong200m medley
2015 Mungyeong800 m freestyle
2015 Mungyeong200m 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.