PLYMOUTH Leander swimmer Ruta Meilutyte continued her hot form in Italy by winning the women’s 100m breaststroke event at the Sette Colli Trophy Meet in Rome. Fresh from her victory at the Mare Nostrum Series in Canet, world record holder Meilutyte clocked 1:05.68 on Friday evening. That was the 18-year-old’s second fastest time of the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S international swimmers Ruta Meilutyte, Ben Proud (pictured left) and Mindaugas Sadauska will be in action this weekend at the Mare Nostrum event in Canet-en-Roussillon, France. The trio will be using the competition as a warm-up for this summer’s FINA World Championships in Kazan. Double Commonwealth Games champion Proud will be part of the Great … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander claimed the National Swimming League title for an astonishing seventh time in eight years in Cardiff on Sunday. Guildford pushed Leander all the way for the crown, but the city side sealed the win with some stunning relay swimming at the end. Leander scored 362 points, with Guildford second on 342 points and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmer Ruta Meilutyte clocked the second fastest time in the world this year on her way to victory in the 100m breaststoke event at the Sheffield Open Meet on Saturday. The Olympic, World and European champion swam 1.05:99 for the two-length race to finish almost four-and-a-half seconds ahead of Liverpool’s Georgina Evans in … Continue reading