David Popovici won the 100m butterfly final at the National Swimming Championships in Otopeni on Sunday, winning his sixth gold medal.

Davyd PopovychPhoto: ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP / Profimedia

David Popovichi, national champion in the 100 m butterfly

David, who rarely competed in the butterfly, stopped the clocks in 52.30 seconds, followed by Daniel Martin (53.19) and Laurean Popescu (54.04).

“Participating in as many challenges as possible helps me experiment and expand. I’m still young and I don’t want to stick to one model. Therefore, I take advantage of such competitions, with a not very high stake, and I hope that in the future or in the near future I will be able to participate in competitions with a higher stake” – Davyd Popovych.

At the National Swimming Championships in Otopeni this week, David also won gold in the 50m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 50m butterfly (he broke the national record in that event), 400m freestyle and 100m freestyle.

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