Plymouth College student Ruta Meilutyte has set a new world record for the 100m breaststroke in the World Aquatic Championships semi-final in Barcelona.
The 16-year-old Lithuanian set a new world best time of 1:04.35 on Monday 29 July to qualify for the final.
The Olympic Champion who is coached by Jon Rudd, swims for Plymouth Leander, after moving to Plymouth from Lithuania...
Plymouth’s Olympic gold medallist Ruta Meilutyte took time out from her busy training schedule ahead of the World Championships in Barcelona to explain why she’s backing an event which gets people active in the water.
Ruta, 16, has thrown her weight behind the 2013 Ecover Blue Mile which takes place off Plymouth’s historic Barbican on 14-15 September.
