Previously the same day, Vien won a gold medal in the women’s 200m backstroke category at 2:13:64, breaking her own previous SEA Games record of 2:14:12.
Vien also broke the previous SEA Games record and pocketed the first gold medal in the women’s 100m backstroke category on August 21.
Meanwhile, track & field athlete Nguyen Thi Huyen broke the previous SEA Games record and won a gold medal in the women’s 400m hurdles at 56:06.
Vietnam have sent more than 470 athletes to the SEA Games 29 in Malaysia from August 19-30. They are scheduled to complete in 32 out of 38 sports with more than 6,000 rivals from 10 other countries in the region.
The country is set to grab 49-59 gold medals to rank in the top three.
At the previous games in Singapore in 2015, Vietnam finished third with 73 golds.
