In the history of competitive swimming, Rūta Meilutytė is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Rūta Meilutytė as Lithuanian swimmer (born 1997).
Rūta Meilutytė was born at Kaunas in 1997. Her recorded nationality is Lithuania.
Modern sport is measured to the hundredth of a second, watched globally and supported by full-time coaching, medicine and analytics.
She competed at swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics and swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's 100 metre breaststroke.
Athletic careers are short and pitilessly measured, which is what makes the great ones legible.
Formal honours included the Olympic gold medal (2012).
That the career was built from Lithuania matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
Rūta Meilutytė is still competing or recently retired, and the final placing in the sport's history is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Olympic gold medal — 2012
- Competed at swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics and swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's 100 metre breaststroke
- Discipline: competitive swimming
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