After winning the gold medal in the 100m freestyle on Thursday, David Popovici also finished first in the 200m freestyle at the Otopeni National Swimming Championships (short course, 25m).

Davyd PopovychPhoto: YUTAKA / AFLO / Profimedia

Second gold medal for David Popovich at the National Swimming Championships

After qualifying for the final with the fastest time, Popovici finished the race in 1:43:01, ahead of Vlad Stanka (1:45:38), GSP reports.

The day before, the 19-year-old champion also won gold in the 100-meter freestyle.

Know:

  • David (coach Adrian Redulescu) will participate in one test each day: 100m freestyle (Thursday), 200m freestyle (Friday), 100m freestyle (Saturday) and 50m freestyle (Sunday).

At the previous European Championships in the 25-meter pool (Kazan – 2021), David Popovichi won the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle.

The country’s swimming championships in Otopeni are a test competition for the European 25-meter pool championships, which will take place next month (December 5-10) in Otopeni, reports CS Dinamo.