The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Lithuania
Top 6
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Lithuanian Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Lithuanian Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Rūta Meilutytė (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 36.83, Rūta Meilutytė is the most famous Lithuanian Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 45 different languages on wikipedia.
Rūta Meilutytė (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ruːˈtɐ mʲɛɪ̯ɫʊˈtʲi̇̂ːtʲeː]; born 19 March 1997) is a Lithuanian swimmer. An Olympic gold medalist, she is a world record holder in the short course 50 metre breaststroke, 100 metre breaststroke and long course 50 metre breaststroke. She is a former world record holder in the long course 100 metre breaststroke. At the age of 15, Meilutytė, based in Britain at Plymouth College and the associated Plymouth Leander Swimming Club under the guidance of a coaching team led by Jon Rudd, had already broken eleven Lithuanian women's swimming records. At the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Trabzon, she won the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke, a silver in the 50m freestyle and a bronze in the 100m freestyle. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Meilutytė won the gold medal in the women's 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:05.47. At age 15, she was also the youngest Lithuanian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. In 2013 Meilutytė broke her own European record by 0.01 of a second. Meilutytė competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona and achieved world records in the 50 and 100 metre breaststroke. At the age of 17 she became the first swimmer in history to win all available junior and senior international swimming championships at least once. From July 2019 to July 2021, Meilutytė served a 24-month suspension for anti-doping rule violations between April 2018 and March 2019. She returned to national competition in December 2021.
2. Danas Rapšys (b. 1995)
With an HPI of 27.05, Danas Rapšys is the 2nd most famous Lithuanian Swimmer. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Danas Rapšys (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈdaːnɐs rɐpˈɕiːs]; born 21 May 1995) is a Lithuanian swimmer. He is a two-time Olympian, a multiple-time Lithuanian record holder in the men's backstroke, freestyle and butterfly, and a double swimming champion at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan. Rapšys is also a member of Panevežys Žemyna Club, and is coached and trained by Ina Paipelienė.
3. Giedrius Titenis (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 24.06, Giedrius Titenis is the 3rd most famous Lithuanian Swimmer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Giedrius Titenis (born 21 July 1989) is a Lithuanian swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He is a four-time Olympian, a multiple-time Lithuanian record holder in the men's breaststroke, and a double swimming champion in the same discipline at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China. Titenis is also a member of Anykščiai Swimming Club, and is coached and trained by Žilvinas Ovsiukas.
4. Simonas Bilis (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 0.00, Simonas Bilis is the 4th most famous Lithuanian Swimmer. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Simonas Bilis (born 11 November 1993) is a Lithuanian swimmer. He is the current national record holder in the 50-meter, 100-meter freestyle (long course) and 50-meter, 100-meter freestyle (short course). Bilis represented Lithuania at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships where he finished 20th in 50m freestyle. In 2016, he broke national record with 48.64 in men's 100m freestyle and qualified for 2016 Olympics. He finished 8th place in the 50 meter Freestyle at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. In November 2022 Bilis announced about his retirement from sport.
5. Deividas Margevičius (b. 1995)
With an HPI of 0.00, Deividas Margevičius is the 5th most famous Lithuanian Swimmer. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Deividas Margevičius (born 26 April 1995) is a Lithuanian butterfly swimmer. In 2016 he won the national 100 m, setting a new national record at 53.53. With the best national season time (53.12) he was selected to represent Lithuania in 2016 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m medley relay. In 2019, he competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. On 20 September 2022 Margevičius announced about his retirement from professional sport.
6. Kotryna Teterevkova (b. 2002)
With an HPI of 0.00, Kotryna Teterevkova is the 6th most famous Lithuanian Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Kotryna Teterevkova (born 23 January 2002) is a Lithuanian swimmer. She is the current national record holder in the 200-meter breastroke (long and short course) and 400-meter individual medley (long and short course). Teterevkova is also a member of Sostinės sporto centras, and is coached and trained by Michailas Romanovskis. She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She represents LA Current in the International Swimming League.
People
Pantheon has 6 people classified as Lithuanian swimmers born between 1989 and 2002. Of these 6, 6 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Lithuanian swimmers include Rūta Meilutytė, Danas Rapšys, and Giedrius Titenis. As of April 2024, 3 new Lithuanian swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Simonas Bilis, Deividas Margevičius, and Kotryna Teterevkova.
Living Lithuanian Swimmers
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Rūta Meilutytė
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.83
Danas Rapšys
1995 - Present
HPI: 27.05
Giedrius Titenis
1989 - Present
HPI: 24.06
Simonas Bilis
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Deividas Margevičius
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Kotryna Teterevkova
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Newly Added Lithuanian Swimmers (2024)
Go to all RankingsSimonas Bilis
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Deividas Margevičius
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Kotryna Teterevkova
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
