Andriy Angel missed out on qualifying for Thursday’s 50m backstroke final at the World Short Course Championships (25m) in Melbourne after being disqualified.

Swimmer in the poolPhoto: Insidefoto / ddp USA / Profimedia

Angel, who is trained by Marius Grigore, clocked the second semi-final with a time of 23 seconds 24/100, a result that would not have qualified him for the final anyway, according to Agerpres.

It should be noted that the athlete registered at CSM Bucharest was registered, also on Thursday, in the test series with 23 seconds 12/100, the seventh time. The final will be held on Friday at 11:12 Romanian time.

Also on Thursday, David Popovici finished fourth in the 100-meter freestyle final with a time of 45 seconds 64/100, a new junior world record as well as a new senior national record.

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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 runs from December 13 to 18, with a total prize pool of $2.16 million.

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.