Vietnam wins 3 medals on opening day of Asian aquatics championships

Nguyen Kha Nhi claimed a silver medal in the women’s 1,500m freestyle with a time of 17:23.60, marking the first individual medal for a Ho Chi Minh City swimmer at the continental level since 1975.

Hong Kong’s Pac Tung Nikita Lam struck gold in 17:09.36.

Earlier, Vo Thi My Tien had taken silver in the women’s 200m freestyle final, clocking 2:01.95, just 0.65 seconds behind China’s Mingyu Luo.

Xintong Wang of Hong Kong placed third with a time of 2:02.30.

Both My Tien and Kha Nhi were making their debut at the Asian championships.

Pham Thanh Bao secured Vietnam’s first-ever men’s medal at the event with bronze in the 200m breaststroke, finishing in 2:12.50.

The 2025 Asian Aquatics Championships run from September 28 to October 10, with 1,100 athletes competing across 61 events.

China led the medal table after Day 1 with 11 golds, followed by Japan and South Korea.

Vietnam ranked sixth, while Thailand stood ninth with one bronze.