Swimming

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Meilutytė ‘achieved victory against all odds’

Rūta Meilutytė finished seventh in the Olympic 100m breaststroke swimming finals, disappointing her own and her fans' hopes for a…

8 years ago
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Lithuania at Rio Olympics: Day 2

The Lithuanian basketball team started the Olympic Games with a victory over Brazil, good result for a Lithuanian cyclist and…

8 years ago
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Team Lithuania at Rio Olympics: Swimming

Six Lithuanian swimmers will jump into the Olympic pool in Rio de Janeiro. Giedrius Titenis and Rūta Meilutytė are the…

8 years ago
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Meilutytė‘s number-one opponent Efimova out of Olympics

Although the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has refrained from banning the entire Russian delegation from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic…

8 years ago
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Meilutytė’s double triumph in Barcelona

Rūta Meilutytė took the gold medal in a 100-meter breaststroke swimming event on Sunday at the international swimming competition Mare…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian swimmer Rapšys claims European bronze

Lithuanian swimmer Danas Rapšys finished the 200m final with the third-best result on Saturday, claiming bronze at the European Championship…

9 years ago
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Meilutytė takes gold at European Championships

Lithuanian swimming star 19-year-old Rūta Meilutytė has won gold in the women's 100 metre breaststroke final at the European Championships.…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian swimmer Titenis wins European bronze

Tuesday was a good day for Lithuanian swimmers at the European Swimming Championship in London. Giedrius Titenis won bronze and…

9 years ago
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Lithuania’s golden girl Meilutytė lays down marker with first swim at European Championships

Rūta Meilutytė laid down a marker with her first swim of the London 2016 European Championships to lead all qualifiers…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian swimmer qualifies for European 100m final

Giedrius Titenis qualified for the final of the European Swimming Championships 100m breaststroke, coming second in his semi-final last night.…

9 years ago
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Lithuania’s star swimmer Meilutytė wins gold in Stockholm

Lithuanian swimming prodigy Rūta Meilutytė blew away the field in women's 50m breaststroke final at Swim Open Stockholm on Thursday…

9 years ago
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Rūta Meilutytė returns to competition after injury

Lithuanian swimmer Rūta Meilutytė is to return to competition next week swimming in a 2016 Euro Meet in Luxembourg on…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian Swimming Federation splits from Union of Sports Federations ahead of Olympics

The Lithuanian Swimming Federation (LPF) is leaving the Lithuanian Union of Sports Federations (LSFS), saying that it fails to advance…

9 years ago
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Two Lithuanian swimmers break national records in European championship

Two Lithuanian swimmers, who competed in the European Swimming Championship in Netanya, Israel, improved two Lithuanian records. [...]

9 years ago
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Gold-winning Lithuanian swimmer Meilutytė says the season exceeded her expectations

Lithuanian swimmer Rūta Meilutytė ended the season with the best results. A year of work, the intensive season and three…

10 years ago
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On this day in sport: 31 July

Half a decade may have passed since Rome last hosted the FINA World Aquatics Championships, however, the festival’s memories are…

10 years ago
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On this day in sport: 30 July

As the Chief Sports Writer for Tėviškės Aidai (Australian/Lithuanian newspaper) from September 2009 until November 2013 I was able to…

10 years ago