Association LTU Aquatics
Asociacija LTU Aquatics
SportSwimming, diving, artistic swimming and open water swimming
Founded1924
AffiliationFINA
LEN
National Olympic Committee of Lithuania
LocationKaunas, Lithuania
PresidentSaulius Binevičius (acting)
Official website
www.ltuaquatics.com
Lithuania

The LTU Aquatics (formerly Lithuanian Swimming Federation, Lithuanian: Lietuvos plaukimo federacija, LPF) is the national federation for Aquatics in body of swimming in Lithuania, as well as the other Aquatics sports: diving, artistic swimming and open water swimming.[1] It is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1924. During Soviet Union occupation federation was closed and re-founded at 1991.[2] It is both a member of LEN and FINA.

On 29 May 2023 Lithuanian Swimming Federation changed its official name to LTU Aquatics.[3][4]


Organization

  • President: Saulius Binevičius
  • Vice-president: Arūnas Gabrilavičius
  • General Secretary: Justas Kalinauskas

Competitions

The Lithuanian Swimming Federation organizes the Lithuanian Swimming Championships, the Lithuanian Artistic Swimming Championships, the Lithuanian Diving Championships, and the Lithuanian Open Water Swimming Championships, national junior and youth championships.

Medalists at Olympic Games

# Swimmer Gold Silver Bronze Total
Breaststroke
1 Rūta Meilutytė 1 0 0 1

Medalists at World Championships

LONG course
# Swimmer Gold Silver Bronze Total
Freestyle
1 Raimundas Mažuolis 0 0 1 1
Breaststroke
1 Rūta Meilutytė 3 2 1 6
2 Giedrius Titenis 0 0 1 1
SHORT course
# Swimmer Gold Silver Bronze Total
Freestyle
1 Danas Rapšys 1 1 0 2
2 Simonas Bilis 1 0 1 2
Breaststroke
1 Rūta Meilutytė 3 3 0 6

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Apie mus" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Swimming Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ↑ ltuswimming.com
  3. ↑ Lietuvos plaukimo federacija oficialiai pakeitė pavadinimą – nuo šiol vadinsis Asociacija „LTU Aquatics“
  4. ↑ Asociacija „LTU Aquatics“
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