Plymouth Leander

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...

Plymouth Leander coach Jon Rudd to take charge of England

Plymouth Leander's Jon Rudd has been unveiled as the Head Coach for the England swimming team at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014.

Rudd who is Head Coach of the highly successful Plymouth Leander Swimming Club, coached Ruta Meilutyte to her Olympic gold medal at the London 2012 Games.

The 16-year-old Lithuanian swimmer followed that performance with gold at the 2013...

Record numbers take to the water at the Ecover Blue Mile

The sun shone on ‘Super Saturday’ at the 2013 Ecover Blue Mile, as hundreds of people took to the water off Plymouth’s historic Barbican to raise money for the Marine Conservation Society.

A record number of people signed up to take part in this year’s event, which saw almost 300 enthusiasts swim, kayak and stand-up paddle (SUP) a mile from The Mayflower Steps and Commercial Wharf to...

Silver for Ruta in 50m final after second semi-final world record

Plymouth's Ruta Meilutyte finished in silver medal position in the 50m breaststroke final at the World Championships in Barcelona on Sunday (4 August), behind Russia’s Yuliya Efimova.

The 16-year-old Lithuanian swimmer, who competes for Plymouth Leander and studies at Plymouth College, had broken her second world record in the space of a week in Saturday's 50m semi-final to follow her...