2024-07-31 20:54:38
K. Teterevkova swam in the first semi-final together with representatives of Australia, the Republic of South Africa, the Czech Republic, Canada and the Netherlands and China.
Lithuania started on the second track and after 50 meters Lithuania was only sixth. After 100 meters she was in fifth position and then looked to increase the pace.
In the qualification, K. Teterevkova showed the result – 2 min. 24.59 sec. and surpassed her most famous training partner in the Indiana University team, the American Lilly King.
The two-time Olympic and nine-time world champion finished that time in 11th place overall – 2 minutes. 24.91 sec.
South African representative Tatjana Smith, who won the 100 m breaststroke at these Games, swam the fastest in the selection. The Olympic record holder in the 200 m distance (2 min. 18.95 sec.) and the champion of the Tokyo Games swam this time in 2 min. 21.57 sec.
K. Teterevkova took 23rd place in the 200 m breaststroke at the Tokyo Olympic Games. in 2022 She won bronze at the European Championship.
In this year’s world championship, the Lithuanian reached the final of the world championship in Doha with the sixth result, but did not start in it due to illness. She also holds the Lithuanian record for this event – 2 minutes. 22.86 sec.
This will be Lithuania’s second event at the Paris Games – in the 100 m breaststroke, she reached the semifinals, where she took 16th place.
2024-07-31 20:54:38