Donata Vistartaite

The last 250m when we were passed by New Zealand, we were still pretty close but hoped that we could come back. We had also heard some noise from the New Zealand boat and we knew that they might be in trouble, so we pushed harder and harder. We believed in victory and wanted to win the gold medal. I saw that we passed them in the last stroke. This is our first gold medal at the World Championships and it doesn’t compare to any other victory.