Vietnamese swimmer Lâm Quang Nhật. - Photo thethaovanhoa.vn |
His achievement also set the new record of the event, beating the old record of 8:13.41.
In the men’s 400m medley, the HCM City-born swimmer Nhật also triumphed with a time of 4:28.27.
In addition to two golds, Nhật brought home a silver medal in the 400m freestyle.
At the Southeast Asian Games which concluded in Malaysia last month, Nhật won a silver medal in the men’s 1,500m freestyle.
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