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In the continental championship that takes place in Budapest (Hungary), D. Rapšys swam in the 400 m freestyle in 3: 45.39 min. and landed alone against the Russian champion Martin Maliutin (3: 44.18 min.) and the Austrian Felix Auboeck, silver winner (3: 44.63 min.).
The Lithuanian led the first 150 meters, then was left out of the trio, but after a powerful swim the last 100 meters, he returned to the medal position and was happy with the bronze.
In the selection that took place in the morning, D. Rapšys started stronger and also took the lead, but in the end he only narrowly reached the final, ranking seventh among all swimmers.
Panevėžys resident in 2018 became the world champion in this distance, he also won gold in 2019. In the European Championship in the Glasgow Short Pool, but in the 400m distance in the European Championship in the Long Pool, D.Rapsis’ achievement in Budapest is the best of his career.
In the Hungarian capital, the Lithuanian will continue to fight for the medal in a shorter average distance of 200m in freestyle. In this competition in 2018, D. Rapšys won silver at the European Championship in Glasgow. He also became a runner-up at the 2018 World Championships in China.
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