Lithuania at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Lithuania at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
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FINA code	LTU
National federation	Lietuvos plaukimo federacija
Website	www.ltuswimming.com
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors	9 in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 26th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Lithuania competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Rūta Meilutytė	Swimming	Women's 100 m breaststroke	August 4

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Lithuanian divers qualified for the individual spots and the synchronized teams at the Worlds through the National Championships.[1]

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Indrė Girdauskaitė	1 m springboard	197.50	34	—		did not advance
	3 m springboard	214.55	42	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Lithuanian swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard):[2][3]

Eight Lithuanian swimmers (six men and two women) have been selected to compete at the World Championships, including defending Olympic champion and world record holder Rūta Meilutytė.[1][4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Simonas Bilis	50 m freestyle	22.51	=20	did not advance
Tadas Duškinas	50 m butterfly	23.85	20	did not advance
	100 m butterfly	54.76	49	did not advance
Danas Rapšys	100 m backstroke	54.86	28	did not advance
	200 m backstroke	1:59.00	19	did not advance
Mindaugas Sadauskas	100 m freestyle	49.49	27	did not advance
Povilas Strazdas	200 m freestyle	1:49.91	39	did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:03.67	28	did not advance
Giedrius Titenis	50 m breaststroke	27.51	=15 Q	27.20 NR	8 Q	27.23	=5
	100 m breaststroke	59.84	8 Q	58.96 NR	3 Q	59.56	6
	200 m breaststroke	2:11.11	16 Q	2:10.45	11	did not advance
Simonas Bilis Mindaugas Sadauskas Povilas Strazdas Tadas Duškinas	4×100 m freestyle relay	3:20.15	19	—		did not advance
Tadas Duškinas Danas Rapšys Mindaugas Sadauskas Giedrius Titenis	4×100 m medley relay	3:35.30	12	—		did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Raminta Dvariškytė	200 m breaststroke	2:31.74	32	did not advance
Rūta Meilutytė	50 m breaststroke	29.74	1 Q	29.98	1 Q	30.14	4
	100 m breaststroke	1:06.75	4 Q	1:05.64	2 Q	1:06.36

References

1. "R. Meilutytė prieš pasaulio čempionatą: "Jaučiuosi pasirengusi"" [Rūta Meilutytė before the World Champs: "I feel ready"] (in Lithuanian). Lrytas.lt. 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
2. "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
3. "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 78–132. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
4. Race, Loretta (22 April 2015). "Meilutytė & Bilis Highlight Lithuanian Worlds Roster". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

External links

• Lithuanian Swimming Federation (in Lithuanian)