Rūta Meilutytė gleefully accepted the prize money as she rubbed her fingers like a wall.
25 thousand US dollars (23.6 thousand euros) go to all the authors of the world records of the Melbourne championship, and among the many historic results in Australia Lithuania also participated.
Is it a lot or a little?
On the one hand it would seem solid, but last year at the World Championships in Abu Dhabi in the 25m pool, and again this year in June at the World Championships in Budapest in the 50m pool, world records were estimated at 50,000. dollars (47.2 thousand euros). Four world records were broken in Abu Dhabi and three in Budapest.
R. Meilutytė took the world record in the 50m breaststroke in the semifinals.
She had a solid lead in the second semi-final and was all smiles as she hit the finish line wall to see her break the record in 28.37 seconds.
Ruth also 0.19 seconds. she bettered the result of Jamaican Alia Atkinson (28.56 sec.), to date the fastest swimmer in the 25m breaststroke, held at the 2018 World Championships in Budapest.
Ruta’s best time to date was 28.60 seconds. -this is the speed you swam two months ago in Berlin during the World Cup, when you broke the European record.
AFP/Photo “Scanpix”/Rūta Meilutytė
R. Meilutytė will fight in the finals on Sunday, when he will have the opportunity to supplement his talent with a medal and another bonus will be awarded for it.
Even before the championships, the organizers of the championship had announced how they would distribute 2.1 million. prize money in dollars for the world championships in Australia.
For first place in the finals, swimmers receive 10,000. dollars, for the second – 8 thousand. dollars, for the third – 7 thousand. dollars. By the way, the latter amount was won by Danas Rapšys on Thursday, who took bronze in the 400m freestyle final.
You understand instantly
- 25 years of the 2022 World Swimming Championships. the prize pool in the pool is 2.1 million. U.S. dollars.
- Last year, at the world championships in Abu Dhabi, the total amount rose to 2.8 million. dollars, so the prize winners also received more: for example, the champions in the United Arab Emirates received $15,000 each. dollars. The four world record holders were awarded 50 thousand each. dollars.
- In Australia, bonuses have returned to pre-pandemic levels, like at the 2018 World Cup:
- For 1st place – 10 thousand. US dollars (9.4 thousand euros)
- For 2nd place – 8 thousand. US dollars (7.6 thousand euros)
- For 3rd place – 7 thousand. US dollars (6.6 thousand euros).
- Bonuses are awarded to all eight finalists in descending order: the eighth winner receives 2,000. US dollars (1.9 thousand euros)
R. Meilutytė applied for the prize of silver and 8 thousand. on Thursday, but she lost it to a disqualification soon after the 100m breaststroke final.
Despite the disappointment, Rūta managed to look even stronger in the pool two days later at the next event.
The Women’s 50m Breaststroke Final takes place on Sunday from 10:00. 49 mins Lithuanian time.
On Sunday, the last day of the championship, Danas Rapšys will also compete in the 200 m freestyle, who will first have to pass the selection.
