Vlad Stancu qualified for Tuesday’s 400m freestyle final on day one of the World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima.

Vlad StankuPhoto: Serhii Hryts / AP – The Associated Press / Profimedia

Our athlete showed the third qualifying time (3:51.43).

Stanku took part in the sixth preliminary series, where he took the third place, beating the Brazilian Stefan Steverink (3:50.24) and the Turkish Batuhan Filiz (3:51.33).

The 400m freestyle final will take place on Thursday night at 2:02 Romanian time.

WC Junior Lima Swimming – Program of the first days of competition of Romanian athletes

  • Tuesday

19:24 – 100m backstroke – Rebecca Diaconescu

7:26 p.m. – 100 m backstroke – Issia Claudia Prisecariu

19:43 – men’s 4×100 m freestyle relay – Romania (including David Popovici)

  • Wednesday

02:02 – men’s 400 m freestyle final;

03:03 – women’s 100m backstroke semifinal;

03:21 – the final of the men’s 4×100 m freestyle relay.