Cristian Tudor Popescu (66 years old), one of the most respected and valued journalists in the Romanian press, a great sports fan, told in the podcast “Profu’ de Sport” what an important role swimming played in his physical development.

Although tennis is the sport he focuses on the most, CTP says that in his youth it was swimming that helped him overcome his physical handicaps. The famous media person admits that he still spends time in the pool, apart from the hours he spends playing tennis or going to the gym.

“Man, when he appeared as a species of homo sapiens, do you know what he was characterized by? Being bipedal greatly enhanced his ability to travel long and very long distances. What a four-legged can’t do. So, this is how a person is built. If you don’t use your body every day… I have a principle: if you don’t sweat every day, if you don’t sweat, it means that your health will suffer over time. Here, even at my advanced age, I do sports every day,” said Christian Tudor Popescu

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