"Frog Prince" Pham Thanh Bao completes a double gold medal win.

VHO - On the evening of December 14th, in the 200m breaststroke final, swimmer Pham Thanh Bao continued to assert his dominance by excellently winning the gold medal with a time of 2'12''81.

Thanh Bảo celebrated his victory by raising the letter T to encourage his girlfriend, Mỹ Tiên.

In the 200m breaststroke final, Pham Thanh Bao delivered an outstanding performance, finishing ahead of two Singaporean swimmers, Chn Ho Chan and Wei Ang, to win the gold medal.

Sharing his thoughts after the victory, Pham Thanh Bao said that he always aimed to defend the achievement he had made at the previous SEA Games and strived his best in every competition.

"During the competition, I only focused on trying my best to complete my part of the competition well. I hope my teammates will always fight their hardest to bring the best results for the country," Thanh Bao said.

This is his second gold medal at the 33rd SEA Games.

The swimmer, born in 2001, also expressed his gratitude to the coaching staff and coaches who have always supported and encouraged him throughout his training process.

"There were times when I felt tired and wanted to give up, but thanks to the encouragement of my coaches and experts, I was able to overcome those challenges and perform as well as I did today," he shared.

Pham Thanh Bao is a key swimmer for the Vietnamese national swimming team, nicknamed the "frog prince" of Southeast Asian swimming competitions thanks to his impressive achievements in men's breaststroke events.

Earlier, Bao successfully defended his gold medal in the men's 100m breaststroke with a time of 1'01''43, leading ahead of his competitors from Singapore.

At the 32nd SEA Games (2023), Thanh Bao also won a gold medal and held the SEA Games record in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1'00''97.

Thus, Pham Thanh Bao brought home two gold medals for Vietnamese swimming at the 33rd SEA Games, further affirming his position in the swimming arena.

This is also the 5th gold medal for the Vietnamese Sports Delegation today.

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