There is an Anh Vien who smiles with children all day and teaches swimming to the active community.

Despite her retirement, Anh Vien still uses swimming to inspire the community - Photo: NVCC

With the kids, I can… laugh all day.

* After more than 2 years of retirement, Anh Vien has reached out to the community more through programs for children. What led to this change?

- After retiring, at first I was hesitant to appear on social media. But after being encouraged by my friends, I found that using social media to share positive things and inspire people to swim was a good thing.

I felt it was meaningful so I did it. Every day I get to interact with the children learning to swim is a joy and helps me to smile all day. I feel happier, life is more optimistic.

* In today's modern life, how does Anh Vien perceive the role of health in the work and study of the community?

- In my opinion, exercising is very important. In the past, exercising every day helped me feel healthy and normal.

But after retiring, I rarely played sports, instead I spent most of my time studying. When I got home, I just rested, thinking that I would feel better.

However, I felt even more tired at that time. So I went to practice every day. Daily sports activities help my body regain its agility and comfort. Exercising can be tiring, but only during the exercise, after that my body will be healthy all day long.

So, in today's life, I think health is very important for young people to be able to meet the demands of life.

* What are the advantages and disadvantages of the community swimming and anti-drowning programs for children that Anh Vien is implementing?

- My community swimming programs are very successful because they are supported by many people. The children are also excited to go to school. The only difficulty is that I have not been able to organize many locations for everyone to come to learn.

I have a community swimming class on Sunday mornings in District 7. Initially, there were more than 10 students, but after a few sessions, they gradually dropped out because their houses were too far away. Partly because they had not yet experienced the benefits of swimming.

But many children who were originally afraid of water, after a period of practice, were confident enough to swim the entire 50m pool. That is my happiness.

Anh Vien teaches swimming to young students - Photo: NVCC

Making a clip is much harder than a swimming competition!

* Are the swimming lessons and happy living clips on social media created by Anh Vien herself or is there a support team?

- I have friends who always accompany and support me behind. When I want to convey something to everyone, they will be the bridge and support.

For example, when I - a professional athlete, see a movement will be very easy. But for ordinary people it will be different. At that time, they will support me to share with everyone in the most close and accessible way.

* Before, Anh Vien used to appear in front of thousands of audiences to swim. But now standing in front of the camera to make swimming clips, film commercials... how does Anh Vien feel?

- I feel nervous because I stood in front of a lot of people before but only focused on my job, which is swimming.

I practiced it every day so I was confident when I went out to swim. Now I had to stand in front of the camera, everyone would observe and look directly at me. The hardest thing was that I had to talk to the camera.

I am not very fluent in speaking, so it was even more difficult. There were many clips that were only a few minutes long, but I had to film them all morning. So for me, making clips was much harder than swimming competitions.

* What is Anh Vien's goal in 2025?

- I am still in graduate school. Besides, my goal is to establish a swimming center and have my own swimming pool.

This center needs to build at least one swimming pool so that I can organize swimming classes for children, as well as free drowning prevention courses for children who do not have the conditions to learn to swim.

Anh Vien

What did Anh Vien think when she was asked to join showbiz?

Over the past 2 years, my life has changed a lot, from a professional athlete having to spend all my time swimming and training.

Returning to normal life, I can arrange time for many different things: going to school, teaching swimming, or learning about my small, fun hobbies like beauty and healthy living.

I feel very happy and joyful now.

I was lucky to be invited to participate in a few commercials.

But I'd rather not enter showbiz because I have no talent other than swimming.

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