On June 14 the Vietnamese quartet of Nguyen Huy Hoang, Mai Tran Tuan Anh, Vo Thi My Tien and Nguyen Kha Nhi competed against 10 other teams representing some of Asia's strongest swimming nations, including China, the Republic of Korea, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong (China), Kazakhstan and Singapore.

Delivering a consistent performance throughout the race, the Vietnamese swimmers finished third with a total time of 57 minutes 31.7 seconds, earning a place on the podium for the national team.

China dominated the discipline to claim the gold medal with a winning time of 56 minutes 42.3 seconds, while the Republic of Korea secured silver in 57 minutes 07.9 seconds.

The bronze medal in Bali further demonstrated the consistency of Vietnam's mixed relay team of Huy Hoang, Tuan Anh, My Tien and Kha Nhi at major international competitions.

Two months ago, the same quartet won silver in the mixed 4x1,500m relay at the 2026 Asian Beach Games, recording a time of 1 hour 06 minutes 32.4 seconds.

The team also captured gold in the same discipline at the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand in 2025 with a winning time of 1 hour 12 minutes 18 seconds, reaffirming Vietnam's status as one of Southeast Asia's leading nations in open water relay swimming.

The 2026 Asian Open Water Swimming Championships will have one final day of competition on June 15 before the closing ceremony. On this final day, Vietnamese swimmers will vie for medals in two long-distance disciplines: the men's 10km and the women's 10km.

On the June 13 competition day, Vietnamese swimmers secured a silver and two bronze medals.

First-ever medals for Vietnam at Asian Open Water Swimming Championships

VOV.VN - Vietnamese swimmers achieved a historic milestone on June 13 in Bali, Indonesia, winning their first-ever medals at the Asian Open Water Swimming Championships, the official continental competition organised by Asia Aquatics.