David Popovici is already an important name in world sports, the Romanian swimmer is the world and European champion in the distances of 100 and 200 meters freestyle. As expected, David received many offers from several famous US faculties, but decided to stay and continue his studies in Romania.

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David Popovich and a very good relationship with the coach – the reason why he did not go to train in the USA

In an interview with Corriere della Sera, Popovici explains why he stayed in Romania, even though in the US he would have had the advantage of better conditions in terms of infrastructure and methods of physical recovery.

David told Italian journalists that the main reason why he stayed in Romania is his coach Adrian Redulescu.

Popovici says he has a “special chemistry” with his coach and is confident he will continue to improve his performances with him.

“We have a healthy relationship between athlete and coach, as well as great respect for each other. The balance between friendliness and professionalism is the right balance that I have not found anywhere else and do not want to look for. The same applies to the physiotherapist (not Dragos Luskan),” he said Davyd Popovych for the cited source.

David Popovici, two-time European and world champion in the summer of 2022

David Popovici won two gold medals at the European Swimming Championships in Rome in 2022, our athlete was unstoppable in the 100m freestyle and also in the 200m freestyle.

We will remind you that in June 2022, David Popovich made a double at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest, having managed to prove himself at distances of 100 and 200 meters in freestyle.

During the entire World Swimming Championships, only one athlete managed to win the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle events from the same edition.

It happened 49 years ago, and the person celebrating this feat is called Jim Montgomery (USA – he is now 67 years old). That year, the competition was hosted by Belgrade.