Vietnamese Amateur Swimmers Complete Record-Breaking 124-Mile Swim
Two Vietnamese athletes made history after swimming more than 200 kilometers (124.3 miles) from Hanoi to the Hong River Delta.
A three-day journey: Duong Minh Quang, 25, and Nguyen Ngoc Khanh, 34, took three days to swim from Hanoi’s Long Bien Bridge to the Balat sea mouth in Thai Binh province.
According to Tuoi Tre News, Duong and Nguyen started their swim at around 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 6, 2020.
A logistics team of 20 people assisted the swimmers throughout this journey, providing necessities such as food and drinking water. It also helped the swimmers at night by lighting the way for them.
Hilarious, odd news stories of 2020
By Dang Khoa  December 15, 2020 | 04:29 pm GMT+7
A dog winning a marathon by accident and a busted recycling condom facility are some of the strange but true tales to have unfolded this year.
Dog versus humans in 42 km marathon
Organizers give Cam a medal for completing a 42 kilometer marathon. Photo courtesy of Vietnam Trail Marathon.
A dog named Cam from northern highlands town Moc Chau in Son La Province ended up completing a full marathon by chance in January. The dog, living at a motel near the marathon starting point, decided to join the race after seeing a stream of people passing by. Organizers decided to award him a finisher medal for completing the 42 kilometer race in 11 hours 30 minutes.