David Popovici

Rome, Aug 14 (IANS): 17-year-old Romanian world champion David Popovici became the youngest swimmer to break the men's 100m freestyle world record at the ...

"Yesterday I said that the European record was just one step in the right direction - and I was right. Popovici shaved 0.05 off a dusty world record that was set in a shiny suit. It felt great and it's very special to break this record which was set here in 2009 by Cesar Cielo," Popovici said. He became the youngest world record holder in history in this event. There was no rush and I had to be extremely patient about the world record. A historic mark at a historic venue.

Romanian teen swims 46.86sec to break 100m freestyle mark at Euro Championships.

I like to think of myself as a simple guy who just swims fast." It was a little hobby before swimming," he explained. In the final race, the other survivor was so tired, David won." So, yes, he is very thin, but he has enough strength to swim at higher speeds." "A 25-metre swim and the last one was eliminated...Each time, David finished second last. There was no rush and I had to be extremely patient about the world record," he said after his victory. If we manage to have fun, that's very satisfying," he said. "Having all sorts of lactate problems ...that's fine. The Olympic champion withdrew from the competition before the semis. The medals, the records, everything, the good times are simply a bonus. "It's nice being able to say that I am the fastest to ever do it and it's a good thing to know I clashed with all of the titans of this race." "When Erling Haaland, a football player, was asked the same question, he replied 'hard work' So, it's just really a lot of hard work and a lot of sacrifice and it all comes down to the question of how badly do you want it; and I really do want it, badly!"

Seventeen-year-old David Popovici of Romania broke the swimming men's 100-meter freestyle world record by finishing the competition in 46.86 seconds to win the ...

The world will be holding its breath when Popovici challenges Dressel at the Paris Olympics in 2024. "My goal is very clear. Dressel won five swimming golds, including the men's 100m event title, at the Tokyo Olympics. Set by César Cielo of Brazil at the World Aquatics Championships in 2009, it had stood unbroken for 13 years. It's great that his name will hit the headlines for long, long years." "It has hurt, but it's always worth it, and I feel fine right now.

Romania David Popovici became the youngest swimmer to break the world swimming record in the men's 100-meter freestyle Saturday, beating the mark set...

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Rome: 17-year-old Romanian world champion David Popovici became the youngest swimmer to break the men's 100m freestyle world record at the European Swimming ...

“Yesterday I said that the European record was just one step in the right direction – and I was right. He became the youngest world record holder in history in this event. Popovici shaved 0.05 off a dusty world record that was set in a shiny suit. It felt great and it’s very special to break this record which was set here in 2009 by Cesar Cielo,” Popovici said. There was no rush and I had to be extremely patient about the world record. A historic mark at a historic venue.

The Romanian teenager broke the 13-year-old record on Saturday at the at the European Aquatics Championship in Rome.

Though announcers declared Popovici the odds-on favorite entering Saturday’s final, his win hardly appeared inevitable at the halfway mark of the race, as he trailed France’s Maxime Grousset with 50 meters remaining. In June, he set the World Junior record for the 200-meter freestyle, notching a 1:43.21 time at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, while his 100-meter record is a half-second faster than any other swimmer this year. One of swimming’s oldest records toppled on Saturday courtesy of one of its youngest stars, as 17-year-old Romanian swimmer David Popovici bested César Cielo’s 13-year-old 100-meter men’s freestyle mark at the European Aquatics Championship in Rome. Popovici time of 46.86 eclipsed the former event record by 0.05 seconds and Saturday’s second-fastest competitor, Kristóf Milák, by 0.61 seconds.

ROME — As David Popovici has accelerated past his older rivals in the pool this summer, it seemed inevitable that the skinny 17-year-old would threaten ...

I like to think of myself as a simple guy who just swims fast.” It was a little hobby before swimming,” he explained. In the final race, the other survivor was so tired, David won.” So, yes, he is very thin, but he has enough strength to swim at higher speeds.” “A 25-metre swim and the last one was eliminated...Each time, David finished second last. There was no rush and I had to be extremely patient about the world record,” he said after his victory. It’s not fun at the time but after half an hour you don’t want to kill yourself anymore and you feel as if it’s all worth it.” to get the right balance between strength and efficiency.” But there was something special about him, he was very competitive.” The medals, the records, everything, the good times are simply a bonus. If we manage to have fun, that’s very satisfying,” he said. The Olympic champion withdrew from the competition before the semis.

In 2022, 17-year-old Romanian David Popovici has been under the 48-second barrier 11 times so far, tied for the most ever in a calendar year.

Alessandro Miressi also cracked the 48-second barrier 11 times in 2021. And it is no surprise that, at 17 years of age, Popovici is already high on the list. David Popovici is the new men’s 100 freestyle world record holder.

ROME — As David Popovici has accelerated past his older rivals in the pool this summer, it seemed inevitable that the skinny 17-year-old would threaten ...

I like to think of myself as a simple guy who just swims fast.” It was a little hobby before swimming,” he explained. In the final race, the other survivor was so tired, David won.” So, yes, he is very thin, but he has enough strength to swim at higher speeds.” “A 25-metre swim and the last one was eliminated...Each time, David finished second last. There was no rush and I had to be extremely patient about the world record,” he said after his victory. It’s not fun at the time but after half an hour you don’t want to kill yourself anymore and you feel as if it’s all worth it.” to get the right balance between strength and efficiency.” But there was something special about him, he was very competitive.” The medals, the records, everything, the good times are simply a bonus. If we manage to have fun, that’s very satisfying,” he said. The Olympic champion withdrew from the competition before the semis.

Newly-minted long course 100 freestyle World Record holder David Popovici of Romania still has events to go here in Italy but he is also eyeing Australia.

Additionally, the generational talent has claimed the top seed in the 200m free at these 2022 European Championships with the 400m free yet to come on his agenda. With groundbreaking performances like these in Rome, the world wants to see what else Popovici has to offer and the teen is planning on delivering at this year’s FINA Short Course World Championships. The self-proclaimed ‘Skinny Legend’ already topped the podiums in this event at the 2022 World Championships and 2022 European Junior Championships before taking gold here in Rome.