David Popovici qualified for the 200m freestyle final at the World Short Course Championships in Melbourne on Sunday.

Popovici was booked for the final action, registered with the sixth time of the series: 1:42.31. Adrian Redulescu’s pupil finished first in the fourth series.

The 200m freestyle final is scheduled for Sunday at 11:50 (Romanian time). Stay tuned to HotNews.ro for all the details of this final.

Know:

• Despite the fact that he has already turned 18 years old, the results obtained this year are also counted in juniors.

• David has stated several times that he hates short pool, but that he came to Australia for the World Cup to gain experience.

200 m short freestyle, rating of the 2022 WC series

1. Tom Dean (Great Britain) 1.40:98

2. Katsuhiro Matsumoto (Japan) 1:41.29

3. Maxim Grusse (France) 1:41.79

4. Drew Kibler (USA) 1:41.88

5. Danas Rapsis (Lithuania) 1:42.21

6. David Popovichi (Romania): 1:42.31

7. Thomas Neill (Australia) 1:42.38

8. Sanu Hwang (South Korea) 1:42.44.

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