David Popovici qualified for the semi-finals of the 100m freestyle at the European Senior Swimming Championships in Rome on Friday. The Romanian athlete showed the best time of the series, as well as the record of the competition.
Popovici showed the best time of the series – 47.20, which is also a record of the competition.
The other three Romanians competing in the 100m freestyle, Patrick Sebastian Dinu, Gheorghe-Alexandru Stoica-Constantin and Mihai Gergeli, did not make it to the semi-finals.
Stoyka-Konstantin finished the series in 37th place, Dina – in 53rd place, and Gergeli – in 58th place.
Also, on Friday, in the 50 m butterfly, Oleksandra Viktoritsa Bohdanechi did not make it to the semifinals, taking 32nd place.
The 100m freestyle semifinal is scheduled for 7:33 p.m. Romanian time.
The program of television broadcasts of the European Senior Swimming Championships from Rome
CE Natatie de la Rome is broadcast in Romania by TVR1. The TVR1 program schedule is as follows:
AUGUST 12, FRIDAY – 10:00-11:00 – evening;
AUGUST 12, FRIDAY – 18:55-20:00 – semi-finals;
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 – 9:50-13:00 – evening;
AUGUST 13, SATURDAY – 18:55-20:00 – semi-finals and finals;
AUGUST 14, SUNDAY – 10:00-13:00 – evening;
AUGUST 14, SUNDAY – 19:00-20:23 – semi-finals and finals;
AUGUST 15, MONDAY – 18:55-19:45 – semi-finals and finals;
MONDAY, AUGUST 16 – 10:00-12:00 – evening;
AUGUST 16, MONDAY – 18:55-19:34 – semi-finals;
AUGUST 17, TUESDAY – 10:00-12:00 – evening;
AUGUST 17, TUESDAY – 18:55-20:00 – final.
Romanian athletes competing at CE Senior Swimming in Rome
Swimming
David Popovichi (100 m free, 200 m free, 400 m free, 4×100 m free relay)
Oleksandra Dobrin (200 m individual medley, 400 m individual medley)
Oleksandra Viktoritsa Bohdanechi (50 m butterfly, 100 m butterfly)
Patrick Sebastian Dinu (100 m freestyle, 4×100 m relay)
Giorgii-Aleksandru Stoyka-Konstantin (100 m free, 4×100 m free relay)
Mihai Gergely (100 m freestyle, 200 m medley, 4×100 m freestyle relay)
Andrii Mircha Angel (50 m backstroke, 100 m backstroke)
Jumping into the water
Amelie Forster (springboard 1 m)
Angelica Muscalu (10 m platform)
High diving
Katelyn Preda
Konstantin Popovych
1,500 athletes from 50 countries will compete at the European Championship. They will compete for 231 medals, which the organizers will put up for grabs over 11 days of events in swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, open water swimming and high diving.
Source: Hot News RO
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