Plymouth College swimmer, Olympic Champion and World Champion, Ruta Meilutyte, 16, has claimed another world record - her third in three months.
Competing for Lithuania in the World Cup Series in Moscow, Ruta smashed the 100m breaststroke short course record in 1.02:36, knocking 0.34 seconds off the previous best time that had stood for four years. She just missed out on the 50m mark by 0.09 seconds but took gold and broke her own European record with a time of 28.89. Ruta also won gold in the 100m individual medley.
Back in August Ruta was on top of the world when she broke both the 100m and 50m breaststroke long course records in the World Championships in Barcelona.
Ruta wasn't expecting to swim so fast in Moscow as she has only been back in training for a few weeks.
"I was really surprised with my times", said Ruta. "I certainly didn't think I would beat the record. I am looking forward to the rest of the season and working on improving myself as much as I can."
Former Plymouth College pupil, Ben Proud, also swam well at the Moscow event. Representing Great Britain, Ben set new short course personal bests in the 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle events. Currently studying at the University of St Mark and St John in Plymouth, Ben reached two World Cup finals.
