 Luong at 31st Southeast Asian Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luong Jérémie Loïc Nino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-07-25) July 25, 2000 (age 24) Châtenay-Malabry, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
Career
Early life
Luong was born on July 25, 2000, in Châtenay-Malabry, France to a Vietnamese mother and a French father. Growing up in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, he attended the British International School Ho Chi Minh City. Luong started swimming in 2009 at the Yết Kiêu Aquatics Center, and joined the Vietnamese national swimming team in 2018. He later committed to swim for the University of Michigan, starting with the class of 2022.
Swimming career
In 2020, Luong transferred to Cercle Paul Bert in Rennes where he trains with his coach Mathieu Burban. 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.
Honors and awards
- Victorix Ludorum (Overall Player of the Year), awarded by British International school HCMC: 2018
- Bằng khen của Thủ tướng chính phủ nước Việt Nam (Certificate of Merite from the Prime Minister of Viet Nam): 2022
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.
References
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- "Student-athlete Jeremie commits to the University of Michigan". Nordangliaeducation. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
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- "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.