David Popovici competed this evening in the final of the 200-meter freestyle, the last event of the Sette Colli International Trophy in Rome, where he won the gold medal. The 21-year-old swimmer already has a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle and a silver medal in the 50 m freestyle.
The Romanian swimmer David Popovici (21 years old) won the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle at the Trofeo Sette Colli. He finished the race in 1:44.48, a new competition record and the best world time of 2026!
David Popovici won three medals at the Sette Colli Trophy: two gold and one silver. At the end of the competition in Rome, the Romanian swimmer said he was pleased with his performance on Italian soil.
The third and final day of action at the 2026 Sette Colli Trophy is upon us, and the stacked pools of talent on both the men’s and women’s sides have the potential to bring about even more head-turning results and record-breaking swims.
Romania’s David Popovici has been named the best male swimmer in the 2025 European Aquatics Athlete of the Year Awards, narrowly edging France’s Leon Marchand after another remarkable season.
