Rugilė_Mileišytė

Rugilė Mileišytė

Rugilė Mileišytė

Lithuanian swimmer

Rugilė Mileišytė (born 11 May 1988), also known as Rugilė Binevičienė, is a Lithuanian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] She is a multiple-time Lithuanian champion and a five-time national record holder for both the freestyle and medley relay events. Mileišytė is a member of the swimming team for the Washington State Cougars, and a graduate of social sciences at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.

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Mileisyte qualified for the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 26.32 in a time trial from the Seven Hill Trophy in Rome, Italy.[2][3] She won the sixth heat by 0.28 of a second ahead of Papua New Guinea's Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane in a lifetime best of 26.19 seconds. Mileisyte failed to advance into the semifinals, as she matched her thirty-ninth-place tie with two-time Olympian and South Carolina Gamecocks swimmer Sharntelle McLean of Trinidad and Tobago in the preliminary heats.[4]

At the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, Mileisyte helped out her team to set two Lithuanian records in the preliminary heats of both freestyle and medley relays, clocking at 3:54.97 and 4:12.30, respectively.[5][6]

Mileisyte is married to former swimmer and three-time Olympian Saulius Binevičius. She is currently working as an intern, along with Binevicius, for the swimming team at Plymouth College in England.[7]

References

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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rugilė Mileišytė". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
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    "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 50m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 46. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
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    "Mileisyte Qualifies for 2008 Summer Olympics". WSU News. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
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    "Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 6". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
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    "2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
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    "2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Wpmen's 4×100m Medley Relay" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  7. [7]
    "Mileišytė-Binevičienė stažavosi Plimute" [Coaches Saulius Binevičius and Rugile Mileišytė-Binevičienė visit Plymouth] (in Lithuanian). Kauno diena. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.


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