Ruta Meilutyte

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Swim Open Stoccolma: Wellbrock Dominante Nei 1500, Märtens Vince Anche I 200

Full Name:	ruta meilutyte
Born:	March 19th, 1997
	kaunas
Nationality:	Lithuania
Status:	Active

Background Lithuanian born swimmer, Rūta Meilutytė, has the distinction of being the first and only swimmer in history to win all achievable swimming titles in all age groups. In 2010, at just 13 years old, she broke her first Lithuanian swimming record in both the women’s 50 meter and 100 meter breaststroke. Born in Kaunas, Lithuania on March 19, 1997 to Sauilus Meilutis and Ingrida Meilutienė. At the age of four, Ruta’s mother was killed in a car accident. While her father lived abroad, Ruta was raised by her grandmother until she reached her teens. Ruta begin swimming at the age of seven and while she is not considered tall, her feet have always been like flippers, now wearing a size 44 shoe, which is equivalent to a size 13 women’s in the United States. In 2010, she moved to Plymouth, England (the south west of England), with her father, a nurse for people with different abilities, and her two brothers, Margiris (age 20), a law student, and Mindaugas (age 24). Meilutyte first burst on to the scene in 2010 when she broke the Lithuanian records in the two sprint breaststrokes at just 13 years old. International Competition 2012 Olympics In 2012, Meilutyte became the …

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