Tag: Ruta Meilutyte
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Interview with 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Ruta Meilutyte
Plymouth Leander Swimming’s Ruta Meilutyte is the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 100 breaststroke, representing Lithuania. She is an amazing swimmer with an incredible story to tell. We chatted with Ruta before the 2016 Plymouth Leander National Qualifiers at the Plymouth Life Centre.
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![RÅ«ta MeilutytÄ— [LTU] relives her Breaststroke gold at London 2012](https://www.swimmersdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ruta-meilutyte-ltu-relives-her-b-110x96.jpg "RÅ«ta MeilutytÄ— [LTU] relives her Breaststroke gold at London 2012")
RÅ«ta MeilutytÄ— [LTU] relives her Breaststroke gold at London 2012
At the age of 15, RÅ«ta MeilutytÄ— became an Olympic champion after she won the Women’s 100m Breaststroke final at London 2012.
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Ruta Meilutyte: Olympic champion breaks elbow after falling off bike
Olympic and world champion Ruta Meilutyte had surgery on a broken elbow after falling off her bicycle. The Plymouth-based Lithuanian, 18, suffered the injury on Friday and had the operation on Monday. “It’s going to be a four-week process before she’s back in the water doing regular-type swimming,” her coach Jon Rudd told BBC Sport.…
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Ruta Meilutyte ‘disappointed’ by Russian rival Yuliya Efimova
Plymouth-based Olympic champion Ruta Meilutytesays she no longer sees world champion Yuliya Efimova as an “honest competitor” following her doping ban. The breaststrokers shared one of the biggest rivalries in swimming, with Russian Efimova claiming two golds to Meilutyte’s one at the 2013 Worlds. Her 16-month ban ended in March, and the pair will meet at August’s World Championships in Efimova’s homeland.…
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The Arena Team get Down & Funky! #ArenaBOOM
Featuring Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Sarah Sjöström, Katinka Hosszu, Ruta Meilutyte, Daniel Gyurta and Gregorio Paltrinieri.
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Ruta Meilutyte on the Breakfast of Champions
Following her 50m Breaststroke win at the FINA Swimming World (SC) Championships in Doha, Ruta Meilutyte lets us know what fuels her before a big race!
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RÅ«ta MeilutytÄ— interview – The record breaker
We speak to Lithuania’s RÅ«ta MeilutytÄ—, swimming gold medal winner from the London 2012 Olympics and Nanjing 2014 Youth Games about her incredible achievements in the pool, dealing with success at such a young age and her plans for Rio 2016.
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Berlin 2014 LEN European Swimming Championships – Summary, Day 12
Britain secure top spot on the medal table With three more titles on the last day Great Britain secured the first place both in the swimming medal table and in the overall. The Team Trophy went to Italy. The Danish women’s medley relay set a new European Record – that was also a new Championship…
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Arena Powerskin Carbon Flex – Ruta Meilutyte and Daniel Gyurta first impressions
Listen and watch as Olympic Champions, Ruta Meilutyte and Daniel Gyurta give us their first impressions on the new Carbon Flex. http://youtu.be/ykcm34f4vDY