US opens swimming lessons for Vietnamese coaches, athletes with disabilities

The class, from Nov. 6-10 in Hue City, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, with U.S. swimming experts Rudy Garcia -Tolson and Julia Harbaugh as lecturers, is training 50 Vietnamese coaches and athletes with disabilities.

This program is of special importance as it takes place in the context that the Vietnam-U.S. relationship has been upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership, said U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Susan Burns.

President of the Vietnam Paralympic Association Huynh Vinh Ai emphasized that this class aims to equip coaches with professional training skills. It will also serve to improve knowledge for athletes with disabilities to participate in community sports activities, and better their performance at international tournaments.