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  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week

    David Popovici a couple of days ago has confirmed he was Romania’s best
    swimmer. As part of the National Swimming Championships held in Otopeni nearby Bucharest,
    Popovici won three of the four speed events, namely the freestyle event, the backstroke and the butterfly event. Actually, Popovici won six finals. He came in first
    in the 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle, in the 100m backstroke
    and in the 50m and 100m butterfly events. For the latter two events David Popovici
    set a new national record. Also, in the 100m freestyle, an event in which he holds
    the world record, Popovici met the qualification target set for the 2024
    edition of the Olympic Games. Moreover,
    David Popovici was a Dinamo Bucharest Sports Club team member, winning silver
    in the men’s 4×100 mixed relay event. Reason enough for Radio Romania
    International to designate David Popovici the Athlete of the week.


    David Popovici was
    born in Bucharest on September 15, 2004. He compelled recognition in juniors’ competitions. In the 2021 edition of the European Championships he won the 200m, 100m 50m
    freestyle events, setting a world record in the 50m freestyle. Subsequently, Popovici
    broke the world records in the 100m and 200m freestyle events. David qualified to
    the Tokyo Olympics where he came in 4th in the 200m freestyle, being
    two hundredths of a second away from stepping onto a step of the podium. In the
    seniors’ competitions, David Popovici in Russia’s Kazan, in November, 2021 won
    the European title in the 200m freestyle event. It was his first notable title
    in his career.


    As an absolute first
    for Romanian sports, in June, 2022, David Popovici won gold in the 100m and
    200m freestyle evens as part of the World Championship in Budapest. In August,
    2022, at the European championship in Rome, Popovici set a new world record in
    the 100m freestyle event, clocking 46 seconds and 86 hundredths of a second. He
    was that close to setting a new world record in the European 200m final. David Popovici
    clocked one minute, 47 seconds and 97 hundredths of a second, a new juniors’
    world and European record, as well as a new record of the European Championship.

  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week

    David Popovici a couple of days ago has confirmed he was Romania’s best
    swimmer. As part of the National Swimming Championships held in Otopeni nearby Bucharest,
    Popovici won three of the four speed events, namely the freestyle event, the backstroke and the butterfly event. Actually, Popovici won six finals. He came in first
    in the 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle, in the 100m backstroke
    and in the 50m and 100m butterfly events. For the latter two events David Popovici
    set a new national record. Also, in the 100m freestyle, an event in which he holds
    the world record, Popovici met the qualification target set for the 2024
    edition of the Olympic Games. Moreover,
    David Popovici was a Dinamo Bucharest Sports Club team member, winning silver
    in the men’s 4×100 mixed relay event. Reason enough for Radio Romania
    International to designate David Popovici the Athlete of the week.


    David Popovici was
    born in Bucharest on September 15, 2004. He compelled recognition in juniors’ competitions. In the 2021 edition of the European Championships he won the 200m, 100m 50m
    freestyle events, setting a world record in the 50m freestyle. Subsequently, Popovici
    broke the world records in the 100m and 200m freestyle events. David qualified to
    the Tokyo Olympics where he came in 4th in the 200m freestyle, being
    two hundredths of a second away from stepping onto a step of the podium. In the
    seniors’ competitions, David Popovici in Russia’s Kazan, in November, 2021 won
    the European title in the 200m freestyle event. It was his first notable title
    in his career.


    As an absolute first
    for Romanian sports, in June, 2022, David Popovici won gold in the 100m and
    200m freestyle evens as part of the World Championship in Budapest. In August,
    2022, at the European championship in Rome, Popovici set a new world record in
    the 100m freestyle event, clocking 46 seconds and 86 hundredths of a second. He
    was that close to setting a new world record in the European 200m final. David Popovici
    clocked one minute, 47 seconds and 97 hundredths of a second, a new juniors’
    world and European record, as well as a new record of the European Championship.

  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week

    The European Juniors’ swimming Championships, held in
    Otopeni, nearby Bucharest, have drawn to close this past Sunday. Staged as an
    absolute first in Romania, the competition brought 494 swimmers from 42
    countries to the start line, The 26-strong Romanian delegation, made of 14 men
    and 12 women, came in 3rd in the overall national competition
    rankings, The Romanians walked away with 9 medals, 5 of which were gold and 4
    silver. The delegations of Hungary and
    Poland were the only ones that outclassed Romania. The most substantial contribution
    to Romania’s medal tally was provided by swimmer David Popovici. David was a member
    of Romania’s gold-winning freestyle relay team and of Romania’s mixed relay
    team, which also scooped gold in the 4X100m freestyle event. Reason enough for radio
    Romania International to designate David the Athlete of the week.


    As a result of their scintillating run in Otopeni, David
    Popovici and the French Mary-Ambre Moluh were designated the championships’
    best swimmers, according to the number of points reflecting their results in
    the competition. Top of the table with 951 points was Popovici. Following in
    descending order were Ksawery Masiuk of Poland, with 941, and the Italian Lorenzo
    Galossi, with 897. In the women’s version of the championships, Moluh had 920 points.


    David Popovici was born in Bucharest on September 15,
    2004. He distinguished himself at the juniors’ competition in 2021, when at the
    European championships in Rome, David stepped onto the first step of the podium
    at the European Championships in Rome, in the 200, 100 and 50m freestyle event.
    David set a new world juniors’ record in the 50m event. Later, David broke the
    world records in the 100 and 200m freestyle events. David also succeeded to
    qualify for the Tokyo Olympics’, where he came in 4th in the 200m
    freestyle event. Back then David Popovici was two hundredths of a second away
    from stepping onto a step of the podium. In seniors’ competitions, David’s
    major feat occurred in November 2021. We recall that in Kazan, Russia, he
    became a European champion in the 200m freestyle event. At the world seniors’ championships
    held in Budapest in June this year, David was at the top of the table in the
    100 and 200m freestyle events. David’s next scheduled competition is the European
    Seniors’ Championship, held in Rome, between August 11 and 17. Then in early
    September David will be participating in the World Juniors’ Championships, held
    in Lima, Peru.


    (EN)

  • Athlete of the week

    Athlete of the week

    The European Juniors’ swimming Championships, held in
    Otopeni, nearby Bucharest, have drawn to close this past Sunday. Staged as an
    absolute first in Romania, the competition brought 494 swimmers from 42
    countries to the start line, The 26-strong Romanian delegation, made of 14 men
    and 12 women, came in 3rd in the overall national competition
    rankings, The Romanians walked away with 9 medals, 5 of which were gold and 4
    silver. The delegations of Hungary and
    Poland were the only ones that outclassed Romania. The most substantial contribution
    to Romania’s medal tally was provided by swimmer David Popovici. David was a member
    of Romania’s gold-winning freestyle relay team and of Romania’s mixed relay
    team, which also scooped gold in the 4X100m freestyle event. Reason enough for radio
    Romania International to designate David the Athlete of the week.


    As a result of their scintillating run in Otopeni, David
    Popovici and the French Mary-Ambre Moluh were designated the championships’
    best swimmers, according to the number of points reflecting their results in
    the competition. Top of the table with 951 points was Popovici. Following in
    descending order were Ksawery Masiuk of Poland, with 941, and the Italian Lorenzo
    Galossi, with 897. In the women’s version of the championships, Moluh had 920 points.


    David Popovici was born in Bucharest on September 15,
    2004. He distinguished himself at the juniors’ competition in 2021, when at the
    European championships in Rome, David stepped onto the first step of the podium
    at the European Championships in Rome, in the 200, 100 and 50m freestyle event.
    David set a new world juniors’ record in the 50m event. Later, David broke the
    world records in the 100 and 200m freestyle events. David also succeeded to
    qualify for the Tokyo Olympics’, where he came in 4th in the 200m
    freestyle event. Back then David Popovici was two hundredths of a second away
    from stepping onto a step of the podium. In seniors’ competitions, David’s
    major feat occurred in November 2021. We recall that in Kazan, Russia, he
    became a European champion in the 200m freestyle event. At the world seniors’ championships
    held in Budapest in June this year, David was at the top of the table in the
    100 and 200m freestyle events. David’s next scheduled competition is the European
    Seniors’ Championship, held in Rome, between August 11 and 17. Then in early
    September David will be participating in the World Juniors’ Championships, held
    in Lima, Peru.


    (EN)

  • Sports Flash

    Sports Flash




    The town of Otopeni, located north of
    Bucharest, is these days the capital city of European swimming. Europe’s best
    junior swimmers fight for the Championships medals, in a competition Romania
    plays host to, as an absolute first. The competition is hosted by a brand-new
    sports compound, with an Olympic swimming pool, another one for diving and four
    other swimming pools for recovery and warming up. The overall costs for the new
    compound stood at 30 million euro. Hosting its first ever top-flight sports
    competition, the Otopeni Olympic Compound has a 2, 800 seating capacity.




    The new star of Romanian swimming, David Popovici,
    was undoubtedly the top performer of the first competition days. We recall that
    in June this year in Budapest, David won the 100m and 200m world titles. In the
    first three days of the competition in Otiopneo, David stepped onto a step of
    the podium three times. On Tuesday, David Popovici won the 4X100m freestyle
    event (the 100m relay event). Other members of Romania’s relay team were Vlad Stancu,
    Ştefan Cozma and Patrick Sebastian Dinu. Second came Great Britain, while
    3rd-placed was the team of Italy.




    On Wednesday, David
    Popovici won the 200m freestyle event. David thus defended the title he won
    last year at the European Junior Championships in Rome. Also stepping onto a step
    of the podium was Italy’s Roberto Galossi and Jacob
    Whittle of Great Britain. David Popovici is also a world record holder in the
    juniors’ version of the 200m freestyle event. On June 20, at the World Seniors’
    championships in Budapest, David clocked 1 minute, 34 seconds and 21 hundredths
    of a second.




    Also on Wednesday, at the mixed 4x100m
    relay event, Romania came in second. Although they qualified for the sixth best
    timing, the Romanians succeeded a well above-par race. Romania dominated the
    first three legs of the relay race, but for the last hundred meters Hungary
    took the lead and maintained it, winning the relay. Stepping onto a step of the
    podium were David Popovici, Patrick Dinu, Bianca Costea and Rebecca Diaconescu.
    The competition is ongoing until this coming Sunday.

    (EN)


  • Sports Flash

    Sports Flash




    The town of Otopeni, located north of
    Bucharest, is these days the capital city of European swimming. Europe’s best
    junior swimmers fight for the Championships medals, in a competition Romania
    plays host to, as an absolute first. The competition is hosted by a brand-new
    sports compound, with an Olympic swimming pool, another one for diving and four
    other swimming pools for recovery and warming up. The overall costs for the new
    compound stood at 30 million euro. Hosting its first ever top-flight sports
    competition, the Otopeni Olympic Compound has a 2, 800 seating capacity.




    The new star of Romanian swimming, David Popovici,
    was undoubtedly the top performer of the first competition days. We recall that
    in June this year in Budapest, David won the 100m and 200m world titles. In the
    first three days of the competition in Otiopneo, David stepped onto a step of
    the podium three times. On Tuesday, David Popovici won the 4X100m freestyle
    event (the 100m relay event). Other members of Romania’s relay team were Vlad Stancu,
    Ştefan Cozma and Patrick Sebastian Dinu. Second came Great Britain, while
    3rd-placed was the team of Italy.




    On Wednesday, David
    Popovici won the 200m freestyle event. David thus defended the title he won
    last year at the European Junior Championships in Rome. Also stepping onto a step
    of the podium was Italy’s Roberto Galossi and Jacob
    Whittle of Great Britain. David Popovici is also a world record holder in the
    juniors’ version of the 200m freestyle event. On June 20, at the World Seniors’
    championships in Budapest, David clocked 1 minute, 34 seconds and 21 hundredths
    of a second.




    Also on Wednesday, at the mixed 4x100m
    relay event, Romania came in second. Although they qualified for the sixth best
    timing, the Romanians succeeded a well above-par race. Romania dominated the
    first three legs of the relay race, but for the last hundred meters Hungary
    took the lead and maintained it, winning the relay. Stepping onto a step of the
    podium were David Popovici, Patrick Dinu, Bianca Costea and Rebecca Diaconescu.
    The competition is ongoing until this coming Sunday.

    (EN)