Popovici nails freestyle double with third men’s European 200m gold
Saint-Denis (France) (AFP) – Romanian David Popovici was crowned European champion in the 200m freestyle for the third consecutive time on Friday.
Saint-Denis (France) (AFP) – Romanian David Popovici was crowned European champion in the 200m freestyle for the third consecutive time on Friday.
In an interview given to several media outlets, including L’Équipe, David Popovici said on Sunday that he wants to compete against Léon Marchand in the 200 m and spoke about his ongoing pursuit of perfection in swimming.
After narrowly winning the 100 m freestyle on Wednesday, David Popovici won the 200 m freestyle on Friday at the European Championships in Paris. The 21-year-old Romanian, who won in 1:44.15, thus achieves a third consecutive 100 m–200 m double.
Romanian swimmer David Popovici (21) and Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle (21) have been training together for nearly two weeks. On Friday, the two swimmers gave an exclusive interview to GSP.ro, where they spoke about the purpose of their training camp in Bucharest, their first impressions of each other at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, when they met for the first time in competition, what they admire about one another, and what else connects them beyond swimming.
David Popovici ended the Trofeo Sette Colli competition in style, adding a second gold medal to his record. Our champion also won the 200-meter freestyle event in the Rome pool, setting a new competition record, and is in outstanding form ahead of the European Championships in Paris, which will take place from August 10–16.
