Ruta Meilutyte

Mare Nostrum Day Two Finals – Meilutyte and Peaty Break Meet Records in Canet

Ruta Meilutyte and Adam Peaty both took down the meet records in the 50 breaststroke at the Mare Nostrum event in Canet…

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Ruta Meilutyte Posts World Number One Time in Canet

Lithuanian Ruta Meilutyte dominated the women’s 100 breaststroke recording a time of 1:05.46…

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2015 Mare Nostrum, Canet-en-Roussillon Preview: Hagino vs Lochte among stellar matchups

Japan’s Daiya Seto (left) and Kosuke Hagino (right) will take on American Ryan Lochte in the IMs at Mare Nostrum’s first stop.

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Ottesen, Meilutyte and Peaty Earn Wins at the UK’s 2015 National Arena Swimming League Finals

The National Arena Swimming League held its annual meet in Cardiff, Wales, hosting some of the biggest swimming names in…

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Morozov Posts World’s Second Fastest Time in the 50 Freestyle on the Final Day of Russian Nationals

Vladimir Morozov recorded a season’s best and the world’s number two time in the 50 freestyle winning the event in a time of 21.65…

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Meilutytė & Bilis Highlight Lithuanian Worlds Roster

Ruta Meilutytė and Simonas Bilis are among the Lithuanian athletes set to travel to Kazan.

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Meilutyte hits world’s second-fastest 50 breast time, Proud wins again in Sheffield Sunday

After putting up the second-fastest 100 breaststroke in the world this year on the first full day of the Premier Open Meet in Sheffield, England, Ruta Meilutyte added another breaststroking win on day 2.

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Ruta Meilutyte Flies to 2nd in the World at Sheffield Premier Open Gala

Lithuanian Ruta Meilutyte went sub-1:06 on Saturday at the 2015 Sheffield Premier Open meet.

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Meilutyte and Proud Become Spokespeople for Plymouth Learn to Swim Campaign

Ruta Meilutyte and Ben Proud have joined forces with three national team divers and the city to ensure that every child in the community learns to swim…

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Ben Proud Wins Sports Personality of the Year

Last night Ben Proud was named Plymouth’s Sports Personality of the Year…

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Alia Atkinson’s Success Came From Focusing on One Day at a Time

On the weekend speaking at a corporate event Alia Atkinson declared “I am on top, and I am a black Jamaican swimmer!”

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Forecasting the road to next year’s Rio Olympic Games

Now that the 2016 Rio Olympics are officially “next year,” let’s take a look back at the previous Olympic cycle to see just how much is likely to change between now and Rio.

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Ruta Meilutyte Downs National Record At Lithuanian Nationals

She did manage to break a national mark in the 50m fly, coming in hot with a 26.62 to touch first. That time broke her own national record of 26.85 which she set back in December of 2013 at last year’s Lithuanian Short Course Nationals.

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Alia Atkinson ties world record in Jamaica’s first-ever Short Course World Championship

Jamaican history was made when former Texas A&M standout Alia Atkinson posted a 1st place 1:02.36 finish to tie the 100 breast world record.

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