Robert Badea reached the final of the 400m medley at the European Junior Short Course Championships in Otopeni.

Robert Badea in the 400m medley final at the CE Short Course Swimming

Only 16 years and two months old, Badea (Steaua) finished the series race with a time of 4:11.38.

The fight for medals will take place on Sunday, from 18:48. In the final, our athlete will perform from the first pass.

Finalists of the 400 m individual medley:

1. Thomas Jansen (Netherlands) 4:08.21

2. Duncan Scott (Great Britain) 4:08.32

3. Apostolos Papastamos (Greece) 4:08.41

4. Alberto Razzetti (Italy) 4:08.70

5. Richard Nagy (Slovakia) 4:08.90

6. Balas Hollo (Hungary) 4:08.96

7. Robert Badea (Romania) 4:11.38

8. Emilien Mattenet (France) 4:12.45.

Also, on Sunday at 19:08, David Popovichi will swim in the final at the distance of 100 m freestyle.

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Know:

• Andrii Ungur won Romania’s only medal at the competition in Otopeni: bronze in the 100-meter backstroke.

Romania’s short distance swim meet from Otopeni

WOMAN: Diana Stiger, Ioana Styrbu, Issia Prisekariu, Brigitta Wass, Maisa Ratsiou, Anastasia Bako, Daria Silishtianu.

MAN: David Popovichi, Vlad Stancu, Andrey Angel, Patrick Dinu, Darius Coman, Robert Badea, Denis Popescu, Andrey Ungur, Mihai Gergeli, Daniel Nikusan, Vlad Mihalace, Andrey Proka, Nandor Nagy, Aleksandra Stoyka.

Romania will host the 22nd European Junior Short Course Championships from 5 to 10 December 2023 at the Otopeni Sports Complex.