The first to jump into the pool were Danas Rapšys and Tomas Navikonis, who participated in the 200-meter freestyle semifinals.
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D.Rapšys, who participated in the first semifinal, completed the distance in 1 min. 46.28 sec. and finished seventh. In the overall standings, he took 12th place and did not advance to the final.
In the qualifiers, the Lithuanian swam in 1 min. 46.94 sec. and was 15th overall.
T.Navikonis did much better in the second semifinal, swimming the distance in 1 min. 45.63 sec., improving his personal career record and touching the finish wall second – securing his ticket to the final.
After 150 meters of the distance, T.Navikonis was still last in eighth place, but finished impressively – in the last 50 meters, the Lithuanian overtook six competitors.
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In the overall standings, the 207 cm tall Lithuanian took seventh place, while the first was multiple European and world champion David Popovici (1:44.56).
In the morning qualifiers, the Lithuanian swam to the finish in 1 min. 46.22 sec. and was also seventh.
The final of this event is scheduled for Friday at 19:36 Lithuanian time.
T.Navikonis has already participated in the 100 m freestyle final, where he took eighth place.
Tonight, two more Lithuanian women will jump into the Olympic Paris pool. Kotryna Teterevkova will participate in the 200-meter breaststroke semifinal at 20:11, and 16-year-old Ieva Jurkūnaitė will swim in the first final of her career at 20:36 – the Lithuanian will compete in the women’s 200-meter freestyle battle for medals.
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