Luong Jérémie Loïc Nino
 Luong at 31st Southeast Asian Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luong Jérémie Loïc Nino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 25, 2000 Châtenay-Malabry, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cercle Paul Bert Rennes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Mathieu Burban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luong Jérémie Loïc Nino (born 25 July 2000) is a male athlete of the Vietnam national swimming team. Having won the gold medal for team Vietnam at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in the 4 × 100 m freestyle Relay and silver in the 100 m freestyle, Luong holds multiple national records.[1][2][3]
Career
Early life
Luong was born on July 25, 2000, in Châtenay-Malabry, France to a Vietnamese mother and a French father.[4] Growing up in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, he attended the British International School Ho Chi Minh City.[5] Luong started swimming in 2009 at the Yết Kiêu Aquatics Center, and joined the Vietnamese national swimming team in 2018.[6] He later committed to swim for the University of Michigan, starting with the class of 2022.[7][8]
Swimming career
In 2020, Luong transferred to Cercle Paul Bert in Rennes where he trains with his coach Mathieu Burban.[9] In 2023, he qualified and participated in the 50 m freestyle, 100 m freestyle, and 50 m butterfly at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[10]
Honors and awards
- Victorix Ludorum (Overall Player of the Year), awarded by British International school HCMC: 2018 [11]
- Bằng khen của Thủ tướng chính phủ nước Việt Nam (Certificate of Merite from the Prime Minister of Viet Nam): 2022[12]
Philanthropy
Luong organized a toothpaste collection drive at the British International school in Ho Chi Minh city, which resulted in over 3,000 toothpastes collected for a medical expedition to Quảng Nam province.[5]
References
- ^ Tùng, Đào (14 May 2022). "Nhật ký SEA Games 31 ngày 14-5: Ngày của những hy vọng vàng". Báo Người Lao Động Online (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "InterSport". InterSportStats. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "List of Vietnamese records in swimming", Wikipedia, 2024-06-11, retrieved 2024-07-05
- ^ Nam, Đình (2023-05-06). "VĐV gốc Pháp giành huy chương cho Việt Nam tại SEA Games 32". Thể thao 247 (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ a b "Toothpaste Collection". Nordangliaeducation. 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Đăng, Huy (2017-06-26). "Đôi ngoại binh của làng bơi TP.HCM". Tuổi Trẻ Online (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Student-athlete Jeremie commits to the University of Michigan". Nordangliaeducation. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Lepesant, Anne (2017-12-31). "Michigan Adds Verbal from Vietnamese National Teamer Jérémie Luong". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Lebouchard, Chloé (2024-02-27). "JO 2024. Natation : Jérémie Luong, l'étoile du Vietnam". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Jeremie Loic Nino LUONG | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Secondary Sports Awards Ceremony 2018". 2018-06-22. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Nguyễn, An (2022-05-27). "Thủ tướng Chính phủ tặng Bằng khen cho 305 VĐV xuất sắc tại SEA Games 31". laodong.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-07-05.