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More gold for Ruta as Plymouth's swimming star breaks third world record

Plymouth-based swimming sensation Ruta Meilutyte has added more goal medals to her Olympic and World Championship titles in a World Cup event in Moscow.

The Lithuanian who is a national hero in her home country and studies at Plymouth College, won both 50m and 100m short course breaststroke titles.

The 16-year-old coached by Jon Rudd at Plymouth Leander, set a new world record...

Gold for Plymouth's Ruta Meilutyte

Plymouth's swimming sensation Ruta Meilutyte has become 100m breaststroke world champion in Barcelona to add to her Olympic gold medal, won in London last year.

The 16-year-old Lithuanian, who attends Plymouth College, won the World Aquatic Championships final in a time of 1:04.42 seconds, just outside the world record of 1:04.35 she set in her semi-final on Monday.

"Being a...