Olympic and world champion David Popovici (21 years old) won the gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle at the National Championships in Otopeni on Thursday evening. It is the second medal of the athlete from CS Dinamo, after the gold in the 50 meters won on Wednesday.
David Popovici authoritatively dominated Final A, the 200m freestyle being the one in which David holds all the titles from the major competitions, being Olympic (2024), world (2025) and European (2024) champion.
Ranking of the final A in 200 m freestyle
David Popovic – 1:45.89
Eric Stefan Andries – 1:49.75
Tudor Andrei Iordache – 1:49.91
Alexandru Constantinescu – 1:50.23
Vlad Stefan Stancu – 1:50.31
Luca Marinescu – 1:50:81
Andrei Theodor Proca – 1:51.34
David Ionut Zarojanu – 1:53.35
David Popovici: “I’m on schedule for this period of the year”
David Popovici made a short statement to TVR Sport, the station that broadcast the race, declaring himself satisfied:
“It’s a super OK time. I’m on the chart for this time of year. I know exactly what I want. I have hopes that I can do even better when I compete against those who do it normally. The 200 meters record seems to me the most difficult. I think it will be a while before he is brought down. Thank you for following me and I’m glad that swimming is getting more and more popular“.
