| Giedrius Andriunaitis | |
| Fullname: | Giedrius Andriunaitis |
| Nicknames: | "G" |
| Birth Date: | June 16, 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Height: | 6feet |
| Weight: | 210lb |
| Strokes: | freestyle |
| Club: | Kauno Plaukimo Mokykla |
| Collegeteam: | Southern Methodist University |
Giedrius Andriunaitis (born June 16, 1991) is a Lithuanian swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He is a multiple Lithuanian champion,[1] [2] who represented his country at 2009 European Junior Swimming Championships,[3] in Prague. Andriunaitis also participated at LEN European Championships[4] [5] [6] in 2010, and 2011 Summer Universiade,[7] and other international competitions over the world. Andriunaitis was a member of the swimming team for SMU Mustangs[8] at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Andriunaitis was a significant contributor to the mustangs in winning Conference USA[8] titles.
Andriunaitis was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 16 June 1991, the son of Edmundas and Vida. Has a sister Indre. He attended Ažuolas Catholic Secondary School[9] in Kaunas City. After graduating from high school, Andriunaitis, moved to the U.S. and represented Southern Methodist University and SMU Mustangs[8] for four years. He received Bachelors of Business Administration[10] degree in Finance from Southern Methodist University[11] in 2014. Currently, Andriunaitis is attending Texas A&M University - Commerce where he is pursuing Masters of Science degree in Business Analytics.[12] He is an active member of Dallas Aquatic Masters Swim Club[13] and U.S. Masters Swimming.[14] [15]
In 2009, Andriunaitis became a Lithuanian Junior champion[16] in the 100 meters Freestyle clocking 0:51:98 sec. This result allowed him to qualify for European Junior Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. However, Andriunaitis failed to advance into the semifinals at the Europeans, as he placed fifty-seventh overall out of seventy-seven swimmers in the prelims. Andriunaitis in the men's 400 m Medley relay, along with his teammates Matas Andriekus, Vaidotas Blažys, and Eimantas Vijaikis, posted a time of 3:50.97 and ended up in the 17th place beating six countries.[17]
At the 2009 Lithuanian Short Course Championships in the 100 meter Freestyle, Andriunaitis, posted a personal best time of 0:50:39 sec. and took third place behind Olympians Mindaugas Sadauskas and Paulius Viktoravičius. Also, Andriunaitis helped his team, made of Vytautas Janušaitis, Vaidotas Blažys, and Rimvydas Šalčius, to win 4x50 m Medley relay. Andriunaitis posted a sixth all-time relay split for the age group in Lithuania.[18]
In 2010, Andriunaitis made a debut at the LEN European Championships. He swam as a last leg for Lithuanians in the 4 × 100 m Freestyle relay and touched the wall in the 11th place. Individually, Andriunaitis placed 58th for the 50 m and 100 m Freestyle events.
In the 2011 Conference USA Championships Andriunaitis, along with David Larsson, Mindaugas Sadauskas and Blaz Korosec, helped lead the 400-yard Freestyle relay to a first-place finish with an NCAA time of 2:56.37.[19] Andriunaitis also took part in earning runner-up honors with season-best performances in both the 200 yard Medley relay and the 800 yard Freestyle relay. The team earned NCAA consideration in both events.[20]
Andriunaitis represented Lithuania and Southern Methodist University at the XXVI Universiade Games in Shenzhen, China. He posted a time of 0:24:33 sec. and took 39th place in the 50 m Freestyle event.[21]
In 2012 at the Conference USA Houston, Texas, Andriunaitis with Nicolai Hansen, Matt Roney, and Blaz Korosec touched the wall in 6:32.80 (NCAA B) and won the 800-yard Freestyle relay.[22]
At the 2012 Lithuanian National Championship, Andriunaitis represented Kauno Plaukimo Mokykla and took gold in the 4 × 100 m Medley relay.[23] In the individual events, Andriunaitis finished 4th in the 100 m Freestyle and was short by 1 sec. from the Olympian and 2016 NCAA Champion Simonas Bilis.[24] Andriunaitis placed 5th in the 50 m Freestyle just 0.16 of a second behind closest competitor, NCAA team member for Arizona State University - Tadas Duškinas.[25]
| Long Course | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Time | Meet | |
| 50 m Freestyle | 00:24:01 | 2011 Lithuanian National Swimming Championships | |
| 100 m Freestyle | 00:51:98 | 2009 Lithuanian Junior Championships | |
| Short Course | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Time | Meet | |
| 50 m Freestyle | 00:23:50 | 2009 Lithuanian Short Course Championships | |
| 100 m Freestyle | 00:50:39 | 2009 Lithuanian Short Course Championships | |
| Short Course Yards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Time | Meet | |
| 50 Yard Freestyle | 00:20:88 | 2011 Conference USA Championships | |
| 100 Yard Freestyle | 00:45:35 | 2011 Conference USA Championships | |
| 200 Yard Freestyle | 1:40:26 | 2013 Conference USA Championships | |