Meilutytė’s double triumph in Barcelona

June 13, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune Sports 0
Rūta Meilutytė
Rūta Meilutytė AP / Scanpix

The 19-year-old Lithuanian Olympic champion finished the 100m distance in 1:06.00 minutes, beating Britain’s Chloe Tutton (1:07.74) and Japan’s Kanako Watanabe (1:08.10).

On Saturday, Meilutytė also took gold in 50-metre breaststroke.

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