Paulius Viktoravičius (born 4 November 1984) is a Lithuanian swimmer, who specialized in sprint and relay freestyle events.[1] He is a multiple-time Lithuanian swimming champion and record holder in both the freestyle and medley relay events.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Paulius Viktoravičius |
| National team |  Lithuania |
| Born | 4 November 1984 Šiauliai |
| Education | Delfinas |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Viktoravicius made his first Lithuanian team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, competing in the men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, along with his teammates Saulius Binevičius, Vytautas Janušaitis, and Rolandas Gimbutis. Swimming the third leg, Viktoravicius recorded a split of 50.20 seconds, and the Lithuanian team went on to finish heat two in sixth place and eleventh overall, for a total time of 3:19.28.[2]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Viktoravicius qualified as an individual swimmer for the men's 100 m freestyle, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 49.93 from the European Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands.[3][4] He challenged seven other swimmers on the fifth heat, including Czech Republic's Martin Verner and Shaune Fraser of the Cayman Islands. Viktoravicius raced to a second-place tie with Hungary's Balázs Makány, sharing their time at 49.27 seconds. Viktoravicius, however, failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-eighth overall in the evening preliminaries.[5]
At the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, Viktoravicius set a Lithuanian record time of 48.84 seconds in the preliminary heats of the men's 100 m freestyle.[6]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paulius Viktoravičius". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Men's 4×100m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 100m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 6. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "2008 LEN European Aquatics Championships (Eindhoven, Netherlands) – Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinals" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 5". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy) – Men's 100m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
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