Giedrius Titenis

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Full Name:	Giedrius Titenis
Born:	July 21st, 1989
	Anykščiai, Lithuania
Nationality:	Lithuania
Status:	Active

Giedrius Titenis Giedrius Titenis is a Lithuanian breaststroke specialist and a multi-time Olympian. Born July 21, 1989 in Anykščiai, Lithuania, Titenis is only the second Lithuanian swimmer to reach an Olympic final when he qualified in the top eight in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2012 Olympics. Early career Titenis broke out to the international swimming scene in 2006 at the FINA Youth World Swimming Championships. Held in Rio de Janeiro, where he picked up his first international championship medal with a bronze in the 200-meter breast. A year later Titenis repeated his bronze medal swim at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships, but this time in the 100-meter breast. 2008 Beijing Olympics After the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships, Titenis put up an A standard time in the 100-meter breast, securing his spot on the 2008 Olympic Team. In the first heat of his meet in the 100 breast Titenis had a great swim, and finished 2nd, becoming the 6th fastest swimmer of the preliminaries, but failed to advance to the championship final finishing 12th in the semi's. 2009 Summer Universiade The summer after Beijing Titenis swam at the 2009 Summer Universiade, which was being held in Belgrade, Serbia. In the 100-meter breast Titenis set a new …