David Popovici won the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the European Swimming Middleweight Championships in Rome. In this race, the Romanian also set a new world record (46.86).
The Romanian swimmer was followed by Christoph Milak (47.47) and Alessandro Miressi (47.63).
Davyd Popovichi will also compete at the European Swimming Championships in Rome in the 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle relay.
Romania is represented at the European Championship (August 11-21) by a delegation of 11 athletes led by two-time world champion David Popovici. Romanian athletes compete in swimming, diving and high jumping.
David Popovich’s sensational run in the 100m freestyle at the CE Natatie Roma
The best results in history at the distance of 100 meters freestyle
1. David Popovich – 46.86 (Rome, 2022)
2. Cesar Cielo Filho – 46.91 (Rome, 2009)
3. Alain Bernard – 46.94 (Montpellier, 2009 – his time was not recognized as a European record)
4. Caleb Dressel – 46.96 (Gwangju, 2019)
5. David Popovich – 46.98 (Rome, 2022)
6. Cameron McAvoy – 47.04 (Adelaide, 2016)
7. Eamon Sullivan – 47.05 (Beijing, 2008)
8. Kyle Chalmers – 47.08 (Tokyo, 2021)
9. James Magnussen – 47.10 (Adelaide, 2012)
10. Kliment Kolesnikov – 47.11 (Tokyo, 2021)
Source: Hot News RO
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