The World Aquatics Federation (World Aquatics) completed the ratification processes on Wednesday and officially confirmed the world records set by swimmer Rūta Meilutytė at the World Championships in Japan.
in 2023 At the world championship held in Fukuoka on July 29, the 26-year-old Kaunas woman covered the distance in the semi-finals of the women's 50 m breaststroke in 29,30 seconds. and repeated the planet's record, which belonged to the Italian athlete Benedetta Pilato since 2021.
In the final of this event held the next day, Lithuania was even faster and won the championship gold with a new world record - in 29,16 seconds.
