Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên

Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên 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.

Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên is known primarily for work in Sports. They are based in Can Tho. Vietnam's greatest swimmer and multiple SEA Games champion. Broke over 8 national records and inspired an entire generation of Vietnamese youth to pursue competitive aquatics.

Profile compiled from public sources including Wikipedia's article on Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (accessed July 2026).