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Minvydas Packevičius

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Minvydas Packevičius
Personal information
Full nameMinvydas Packevičius
National team Lithuania
Born (1979-05-03) 3 May 1979 (age 45)
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Minvydas Packevičius (born May 3, 1979) is a Lithuanian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Packevicius competed for Lithuania in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] Teaming with Arūnas Savickas, Saulius Binevičius, and Rolandas Gimbutis in heat two, Packevicius swam the second leg and recorded a split of 50.53, but the Lithuanians settled only for sixth place and sixteenth overall in a final time of 3:23.68.[3][4][5]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Minvydas Packevičius". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 335. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. ^ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Lietuvos plaukikų rinktinė – šešiolikta" [Lithuanian team placed sixteenth in swimming] (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 16 September 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2013.