Lithuanian Swimming Championships

Last updated April 24, 2024

The Lithuanian Swimming Championships is the national swimming championships for Lithuania. They are organised by LTU Aquatics and separate championships are held annually in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) pools.^[1] The two meets are the country's top domestic meet for their respective course.

Editions

Year	Dates	Edition	City	Ref.
1931	5 July	1	Raudondvaris	^[2]
1935	11–14 August	2	Kaunas	^[2]
1936	23 August	3	Kaunas	^[2]
1937	7–8 August	4	Kaunas	^[2]
1938	6–7 August	5	Kaunas	^[2]
1939	30–31 July	6	Kaunas	^[2]
1940	10–11 August	7	Kaunas	^[2]
1942	30–31 August	8	Kaunas	^[3]
1943	14–15 August	9	Kaunas	^[3]
1946	2–4 August	10	Klaipėda	^[3]
1947	2–3 August	11	Klaipėda	^[3]
1948	27–29 August	12	Trakai	^[3]
1949	28–31 September	13	Zarasai	^[3]
1950	28–31 July	14	Zarasai	^[3]
1951	13–17 August	15	Zarasai	^[3]
1952	22–24 August	16	Zarasai	^[3]
1953	16–18 June	17	Trakai	^[4]
1954	1–3 August	18	Kaunas	^[4]
1955	30–31 July	19	Zarasai	^[4]
1956^[a]	8–11 July	20	Kaunas	^[4]
1957	28–31 July	21	Kaišiadorys	^[5]
1958	8–11 July	22	Vilnius	^[5]
1959^[a]	8–11 July	23	Vilnius	^[5]
1960	18–20 November	24	Vilnius	^[5]
1961	5–6 August	25	Vilnius	^[6]
1962	25–2? August	26	Zarasai	^[6]
1963^[a]	6–8 July	27	Vilnius	^[6]
1964	12–16 August	28	Zarasai	^[6]
1965	29 June – 1 July	29	Vilnius	^[7]
1966	27–29 July	30	Zarasai	^[7]
1967^[a]	26–30 June	31	Vilnius	^[7]
1968	11–13 July	32	Vilnius	^[7]
1969	21–23 June	33	Vilnius	^[8]
1970	4–6 July	34	Vilnius	^[8]
1971^[a]	2–4 July	35	Vilnius	^[8]
1972	1–4 July	36	Vilnius	^[8]
1973	6–8 July	37	Vilnius	^[9]
1974^[a]	22–24 June	38	Kaunas	^[9]
1975	4–6 July	39	Vilnius	^[9]
1976	16–18 July	40	Vilnius	^[9]
1977	28–29 May	41	Kaunas	^[10]
1978^[a]	23–26 July	42	Vilnius	^[10]
1979	22–24 June	43	Kaunas	^[10]
1980	30 June – 2 July	44	Vilnius	^[10]
1981	26–28 June	45	Vilnius	^[11]
1982	25–27 June	46	Vilnius	^[11]
1983	17–19 June	47	Vilnius	^[11]
1984	17–20 May	48	Vilnius	^[11]
1985	12–14 July	49	Vilnius	^[12]
1986^[a]	19–21 May	50	Vilnius	^[12]
1987	4–7 July	51	Vilnius	^[12]
1988	4–7 August	52	Vilnius	^[12]
1989	5–7 August	53	Vilnius	^[13]
1991^[b]	31 July – 3 August	54	Vilnius	^[13]
1992	2–4 July	55	Kaunas	^[13]
1993	18–20 June	56	Vilnius	^[14]
1994	24–26 June	57	Vilnius	^[14]
1995^[b]	1–2 August	58	Vilnius	^[14]
1996	5–7 July	59	Vilnius	^[14]
1997	28–29 June	60	Vilnius	^[15]
1998	19–21 June	61	Vilnius	^[15]
1999	3–6 July	62	Vilnius	^[15]
2000	22–23 June	63	Vilnius	^[15]
2001	28–30 June	64	Vilnius	^[16]
2002^[c]	27–29 June	65	Vilnius	^[16]
2003	26–28 June	66	Vilnius	^[16]
2004	23–25 July	67	Vilnius	^[16]
2005	29 June – 1 July	68	Vilnius	^[16]
2006	13–15 July	69	Vilnius	^[17]
2007	11–13 July	70	Vilnius	^[18]
2008	12–14 June	71	Vilnius	^[19]
2009	26–28 June	72	Alytus	^[20]
2010	1–3 July	73	Alytus	^[21]
2011	28–30 June	74	Alytus	^[22]
2012	28–30 June	75	Alytus	^[23]
2013	27–29 June	76	Alytus	^[24]
2014	26–28 June	77	Kaunas	^[25]
2015	9–11 July	78	Kaunas	^[26]
2016	26–28 May	79	Kaunas	^[27]
2017	3–5 July	80	Alytus	^[28]
2018	12–14 April	81	Alytus	^[29]
2019	25–27 April	82	Kaunas	^[30]
2020	~~19–21 April~~ Cancelled	83	Kaunas	^[31]
2020	17–19 December	83	Klaipėda	^[32]
2021	27–29 May	84	Klaipėda	^[33]
2022	19–22 April	85	Klaipėda	^[34]
2023	12–15 April	86	Kaunas	^[35]
2024	3-6 April	87	Kaunas	^[36]

^a As the swimming program of the Lithuanian Spartakiad

^b As the swimming program of the World Lithuanian Sports Games

^c As the swimming program of the National Olympic Games of Lithuania

Short course

Year	Dates	City	Ref.
2006	2–4 February	Anykščiai	^[37]
2009	18–19 December	Anykščiai	^[38]
2010	16–18 December	Anykščiai	^[39]
2011	15–17 December	Anykščiai	^[40]
2012	20–22 December	Anykščiai	^[41]
2013	19–21 December	Anykščiai	^[42]
2014	18–20 December	Anykščiai	^[43]
2015	17–19 December	Anykščiai	^[44]
2016	15–17 December	Anykščiai	^[45]
2017	20–22 December	Anykščiai	^[46]
2018	9–11 July	Anykščiai	^[47]
2019	19–21 December	Anykščiai	^[48]
2020	~~17–19 December~~ Cancelled	—	^[49]
2021	16–18 December	Klaipėda	^[50]
2022	15–17 December	Druskininkai	^[51]
2023	14–16 December	Druskininkai	^[35]
2024	13–15 December	Vilnius	^[36]

Disciplines

Except as noted below, there are male and female categories for each event.

Long course

Distance	Free	Back	Breast	Fly	I.M.	Free relay	Medley relay	Mixed medley relay
50 m	●	●	●	●
100 m	●	●	●	●
200 m	●	●	●	●	●
400 m	●				●	●	●	●
800 m	●					●
1500 m	●

Short course

Distance	Free	Back	Breast	Fly	I.M.	Free relay	Medley relay	Mixed medley relay
50 m	●	●	●	●
100 m	●	●	●	●	●
200 m	●	●	●	●	●
400 m	●				●	●	●	●
800 m	●					●
1500 m	●

Lithuanian records

See List of Lithuanian records in swimming

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[2022_Lithuanian_Swimming_Calendar-1] 2022 Lithuanian Swimming Calendar

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[Lietuvos_sporto_žinynas:_XVIII_tomas_2008_m.-19] Lietuvos sporto žinynas: XVIII tomas 2008 m.

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[2010_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships_Results-21] 2010 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[2011_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships_Results-22] 2011 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[2012_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships_Results-23] 2012 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[2013_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships_Results-24] 2013 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[2014_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships_Results-25] 2014 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[2015_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships_Results-26] 2015 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[2016_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships_Results-27] 2016 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[2017_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships_Results-28] 2017 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[2018_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships_Results-29] 2018 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[2019_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships_Results-30] 2019 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[Cancelled-31] 2020 Lithuanian Swimming Calendar

[2020_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships-32] 2020 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[2021_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships-33] 2021 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[2022_Lithuanian_Swimming_Championships-34] 2022 Lithuanian Swimming Championships Results

[2023_Lithuanian_Swimming_Calendar_and_Results-35] 1 2 2023 Lithuanian Swimming Calendar

[2024_Lithuanian_Swimming_Calendar_and_Results-36] 1 2 2024 Lithuanian Swimming Calendar

[2006_Short_Course_(25m)_Swimming_Meets_-_Lithuania-37] 2006 Short Course (25m) Swimming Meets - Lithuania

[2009_Lithuanian_Short_Course_Championships_Results-38] 2009 Lithuanian Short Course Championships Results

[2010_Lithuanian_Short_Course_Championships_Results-39] 2010 Lithuanian Short Course Championships Results

[2011_Lithuanian_Short_Course_Championships_Results-40] 2011 Lithuanian Short Course Championships Results

[2012_Lithuanian_Short_Course_Championships_Results-41] 2012 Lithuanian Short Course Championships Results

[2013_Lithuanian_Short_Course_Championships_Results-42] 2013 Lithuanian Short Course Championships Results

[2014_Lithuanian_Short_Course_Championships_Results-43] 2014 Lithuanian Short Course Championships Results

[2015_Lithuanian_Swimming_Calendar-44] 2015 Lithuanian Swimming Calendar

[2016_Lithuanian_Short_Course_Championships_Results-45] 2016 Lithuanian Short Course Championships Results

[2017_Lithuanian_Short_Course_Championships_Results-46] 2017 Lithuanian Short Course Championships Results

[2018_Lithuanian_Short_Course_Championships_Results-47] 2018 Lithuanian Short Course Championships Results

[2019_Lithuanian_Short_Course_Championships_Results-48] 2019 Lithuanian Short Course Championships Results

[2020_Lithuanian_Swimming_Calendar-49] 2020 Lithuanian Swimming Calendar

[2021_Lithuanian_Short_Course_Championships_Results-50] 2021 Lithuanian Short Course Championships Results

[2022_Lithuanian_Swimming_Calendar_and_Results-51] 2022 Lithuanian Swimming Calendar

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Lithuanian Swimming Championships

Contents

Editions

Short course

Disciplines

Long course

Short course

Lithuanian records

Related Research Articles

References

External links