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Luong Jérémie Loïc Nino

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Luong Jérémie Loïc Nino
Luong at 31st Southeast Asian Games
Personal information
Full nameLuong Jérémie Loïc Nino
National teamVietnam
Born (2000-07-25) July 25, 2000 (age 24)
Châtenay-Malabry, France
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubCercle Paul Bert Rennes, France
College teamMichigan Wolverines swimming and diving
CoachMathieu Burban
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Vietnam
ASEAN School Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Vietnam 200 m individual medley
Silver medal – second place 2017 Vietnam 400 m individual medley
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Vietnam 50 m backstroke
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam 4 x 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam 4 x 100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cambodia 4 x 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cambodia 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cambodia 50 m freestyle

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

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Early life

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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

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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

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  • 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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "InterSport". InterSportStats. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ "List of Vietnamese records in swimming", Wikipedia, 2024-06-11, retrieved 2024-07-05
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Toothpaste Collection". Nordangliaeducation. 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  6. ^ Đăng, Huy (2017-06-26). "Đôi ngoại binh của làng bơi TP.HCM". Tuổi Trẻ Online (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  7. ^ "Student-athlete Jeremie commits to the University of Michigan". Nordangliaeducation. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  8. ^ Lepesant, Anne (2017-12-31). "Michigan Adds Verbal from Vietnamese National Teamer Jérémie Luong". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  9. ^ Lebouchard, Chloé (2024-02-27). "JO 2024. Natation : Jérémie Luong, l'étoile du Vietnam". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  10. ^ "Jeremie Loic Nino LUONG | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  11. ^ "Secondary Sports Awards Ceremony 2018". 2018-06-22. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  12. ^ 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.