David Popovici won another gold medal at the Sette Colli Trophy swimming competition in Rome. He also managed to demonstrate himself in the final of the 200-meter freestyle.

>>> What David Popovici did with the gold medal won at the Sette Colli Trophy

David Popovici, two gold medals in two days at the Sette Colli Trophy

David Popovici won a new gold medal at the Sette Colli Trophy swimming competition in Rome.

After winning gold in the 100m freestyle on Saturday, the CS Dinamo Bucharest-registered athlete also competed on Sunday to take first place in the 200m freestyle.

David Popovici, who qualified fourth in the 200m final, controlled the heat and finished in 1:45.49, followed by Great Britain’s Thomas Dean in 1:46.86. Italian Stefano Di Cola completed the podium, showing 1:49.90 minutes.

So the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome became the perfect rehearsal for the World Championships in Fukuoka. They are scheduled for July 23-30.

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 August 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 won the 100 m freestyle and 200 m 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 one who ticks off this feat is called Jim Montgomery (USA – he is now 67 years old). That year, the competition was hosted by Belgrade.