Andrius Šidlauskas (swimmer)

Andrius Šidlauskas (born 6 April 1997) is a Lithuanian breaststroke swimmer.

Andrius Šidlauskas
Personal information
Nationality Lithuania
Born (1997-04-06) April 6, 1997
Panevėžys, Lithuania[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubPanevėžio Žemyna
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Lithuania
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships (LC) 0 0 1
World University Games 0 0 1
World Junior Championships 1 0 1
European Games 1 1 0
Total 2 1 3
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place2022 Rome100 m breaststroke
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place2021 Chengdu100 m breaststroke
European Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2015 Baku100 m breaststroke
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Singapore50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2015 Singapore100 m breaststroke
Baltic States Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Klaipėda 200 m breastroke
Gold medal – first place2021 Klaipėda 4×100 m medley

In 2015 Šidlauskas won gold and bronze in 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. In 2016 he qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

In 2019, he represented Lithuania at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[3]

2023 season

2021 Summer World University Games
See also: Swimming at the 2021 Summer World University Games

At the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China, Šidlauskas will compete in three events: the 50 m breaststroke, 100 m breaststroke, and 200 m breaststroke.

In his first event, 100 m breaststroke, Šidlauskas achieved the bronze medal, with a time of 59.89, but narrowly missed out on the silver medal by three-hundredths of a second (0.03) behind Poland's Jan Kulakowski.[4]

International championships (50 m)
Meet 50 breast 100 breast 200 breast 200 medley 4×100 medley
EC 201420th34th5th
OG 2016—23rd
WC 20176th28th17th
EC 201822nd6th6th4th
WC 201914th20th30th11th
EC 202026th6th10th9th
OG 2020—13th16th15th[a]
WC 202214th8th20th19th[a]
EC 202212th3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5th11th
a Team Lithuania was disqualified in the heats

References
  1. "Andrius Šidlauskas". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. A. Šidlauskas paskutiniu bandymu įšoko į olimpinį traukinį
  3. "Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. 2023 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: DAY 2 FINALS LIVE RECAP


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