David Popovici
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| National team | Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 2004 Bucharest, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | NY Breakers (ISL) Dinamo București | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Adrian Rădulescu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Popovici (Romanian pronunciation: ['david 'popovit͡ʃʲ]; born 15 September 2004)[1] is a Romanian competitive swimmer who specialises in the freestyle. At age 16, he broke the world junior record in the 100 m freestyle and the European junior record in the 200 m freestyle. He qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and is the youngest member of the Romanian team.
Career[]
Popovici broke the 100 m freestyle junior world record twice at the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy. The performance made Popovici the fastest man in the world for 2021, surpassing Kliment Kolesnikov.[2]
He qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and is the youngest member of the Romanian team.[3]
Personal bests[]
Long course metres (50 m pool)[]
| Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Note |
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| 50 m freestyle | 22.22 | 2021 European Junior Championships | Rome | 11 July 2021 | |
| 100 m freestyle | 47.30 | 2021 European Junior Championships | Rome | 8 July 2021 | WJR, NR |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:44.68 | 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo | 27 July 2021 | EJR, NR |
Short course metres (25 m pool)[]
| Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Note |
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| 100 m freestyle | 46.77 | 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup | Kazan | 29 October 2021 | |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:42.12 | 2021 European Championships | Kazan | 6 November 2021 | NR |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "David Popovici - Portret" (in Romanian). cosr.ro. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "David Popovici Rockets to 47.30 100 Free, Breaks Own World Junior Record, Fastest Time in the World". Swimming World Magazine. 8 July 2021.
- ^ "IL 16ENNE DAVID POPOVICI CONTINUA AD IMPRESSIONARE AL GYOR OPEN" (in Italian). swimswam.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
External links[]
- David Popovici at FINA
- David Popovici at SwimRankings.net
- David Popovici at Olympics.com
- David Popovici at the Romanian Olympic Committee (in Romanian)
- David Popovici at Olympedia
- official website
Categories:
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bucharest
- Romanian male freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers of Romania