Danas Rapšys

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Personal information
Surname: Danas Rapšys
Nation: LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania
Swimming style (s) : Back, freestyle, butterfly
Birthday: 21st May 1995 (age 25)
Place of birth: Panevėžys
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Medals

Danas Rapšys (born May 21, 1995 in Panevėžys ) is a Lithuanian swimmer .

Career

He is an Olympic participant (2016), multiple Lithuanian record holder in back, freestyle and butterfly swimming as well as two-time gold medalist at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei ( Taiwan ), where he won a total of three medals, making him the first Lithuanian to have so many medals won a Universiade. In Hangzhou , Danas Rapšys became the 2018 short-course world champion in the 400 meter freestyle (third fastest swimmer behind Yannick Agnel and Paul Biedermann ).

At the 2019 World Championships , the then 24-year-old started over 200 m, hit first, but was disqualified and the title went to the Chinese Sun Yang .

Rapšys is a member of the Žemyna Club in the northern Lithuanian city of Panevėžys and is supervised and trained by Ina Simeliūnaitė.

Private

Rapšys studies sports science at the sports and health faculty of the Lietuvos edukologijos universitetas in Vilnius .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Iškovojęs antrąjį universiados auksą D. Rapšys sukūrė Lietuvos sporto istoriją
  2. ↑ Danas Rapsys Becomes 3rd Fastest Performer Of All-Time In Men's 400 FR
  3. ↑ Rapsys disqualified, Sun Yang wins - Swimming World Championships 2019 | 200 m freestyle men (July 23, 2019)
  4. ↑ Sun Yang again world champion after Rapsys disqualification. In: swim.de , July 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ Sveikiname! Universiadoje LEU atstovas Danas Rapšys laimėjo aukso medalį
personal data
SURNAME Rapšys, Danas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lithuanian swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Panevėžys