David Popovici qualified for the semifinals of the 100-meter freestyle at the World Short Course Championships (25 meters) in Melbourne on Wednesday.

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The Romanian athlete finished the 100m freestyle with a result of 46.15, advancing to the semifinals with the fourth time.

The 100m freestyle semi-finals in Melbourne are scheduled for Wednesday at 11:08 and 11:13 (Romanian time).

Romanian athletes have registered for the WC in short-course swimming

• David Popovich – coach Adrian Redulescu / 100 m, 200 m and 400 m freestyle.

• Robert Glinza – coach Luca Gabrillo / 50 m, 100 m, 200 m backstroke and 100 m freestyle.

• Andrii Angel – coach Marius Grigore / 50 m backstroke and 50 m butterfly.

What you need to know about WC from swimming in short water

The competition in Melbourne will run from December 13 to 18 and has a total prize pool of $2.160 million.

Each athlete who sets a world record (if it happens, of course) will receive a bonus of $25,000.

How will athletes be awarded?

1st place – $10,000

2nd place – $8,000

3rd place – $7,000

4th place – $6,000

5th place – $5,000

6th place – $4,000

7th place – $3000

8th place – $2000.

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