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Swimmers of 25 countries
\nlate last week proved their mettle in a top-notch international competition
\nheld in Luxembourg. Taking the start in Euro Meet were more than 600 swimmers eager to prove themselves but also to meet the qualification standards set for
\nthe Olympic Games in Paris. The world’s best swimmer today, David Popovici, was
\namong the participants. He won gold in the 100m and 200m freestyle events. <\/p>\n
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Reason
\nenough for Radio Romania International to designate David Popovici the Athlete of
\nthe week. <\/p>\n
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In the 100m
\nfreestyle event, Popovici La 100 de metri liber, as part of Euro Meet in Luxembourg
\nPopovici set a new competitional record, clocking 48 seconds and one hundredth
\nof a second. With 46 seconds and 86 hundredths of a seconds, Popovici is the
\nevent’s record holder, so in Luxembourg, David Popovici was not at the peak of his career. <\/p>\n
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His timing in the 200m freestyle event was not
\nextraordinary either. In Luxembourg, Popovici clocked 46 seconds and 86 hundredths
\nof a second. We recall that at the 2023 edition of the World Championships in Japan’s
\nFukukoa, where Popovici came in 4th, he clocked 44 seconds and 86
\nhundredths of a second. There is still a lot more work to be done ahead of the
\nOlympics…David Popovici announced he would not take part in the World
\nChampionships, scheduled in February in Qatar, which proves he will totally
\nfocus on his training for the Olympic Games in Paris. <\/p>\n
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David
\nPopovici was born in Bucharest, on September 15, 2004. David compelled
\nrecognition in 2021, in the juniors’ competitions. We recall that back then at
\nthe European Championships in Rome, Popovici won the 200m, 100m and 50m free-style
\nevents, setting a new world record for the latter event as well as a new world
\njuniors’ record event. Subsequently, David broke the world juniors’ records in
\nthe 100m and 200m freestyle event. He succeeded the qualification to the Tokyo
\nOlympics, where he came in fourth in the 200m free-style event, being two hundredths
\nof a second away from stepping onto a step of the podium. In the seniors’
\ncategory, Popovici first won his major title in November 2021. We recall that
\nback then, in Russia’s Kazan. Popovici became a European champion in the 200m
\nfreestyle event. <\/p>\n
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David’s
\ncareer-best so far occurred in 2022. At the World Seniors’ Championships held
\nin June 2023in Budapest, Popovici won the 100m and 200m freestyle events, an
\nabsolute first for Romanian sports. Then in August 2023, at the European Championships
\nin Rome, in 2023, David Popovici clocked 46 seconds and 86 hundredths of a
\nsecond, setting a new world record. He was that close to setting another world
\nrecord when he won the 200m freestyle event. <\/p>\n
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In
\n2023, David maintained his position according to the world rankings, yet he was
\nunable to step onto a step of the podium in the major competitions held in an Olympic
\nswimming pool. <\/p>\n
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