Romanian swimmer David Popovici donated one of his 2022 World Championships gold medals, having it melted to benefit children with cancer. In a video featuring Popovici from the Romanian medical ...

Romanian Freestyle Swimmer David Popovici has had a dream run in the competitive arena. He now holds the junior world mark in the long course 200-meter freestyle as well as the world record for the ...

Romanian swimmer David Popovici is an emerging star in the swimming world. He has taken the world by storm since the last World Championships. In July 2022, Popovici was knighted by the President of ...

David Popovici of Romania celebrates after his Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinal on day two of the 2022 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (Photo by ...

David Popovici and Leon Marchand are the upcoming stars of swimming. They grabbed the world's attention with some jaw-dropping performances in recent times. David has won numerous gold medals at the ...

Romanian swimming sensation David Popovici has broken yet another record. This time, he broke the national record in the 100-meter butterfly event at the 2023 Romanian Swimming Championships. The 2023 ...

A sub-47 performance in the 100 freestyle remains a significant achievement. Only six men have ever visited that territory, and none with greater frequency than David Popovici. During the 2025 ...

Following the splendor of his record-breaking swims the previous year at the World Championships and then at the European Championships, David Popovici was an obvious choice for gold in both the 100 ...

During a career, a single sub-48 performance in the 100-meter freestyle is defining. Only the most-elite athletes are capable of such an effort, and the moment is reason for celebration. Tap into the ...

My view on the world-record book changed a bit the other day. No, I still don’t see a handful of global standards going anywhere in the immediate future. That record in the women’s 200-meter butterfly ...

ROME (AP) — Seventeen-year-old David Popovici of Romania became the youngest swimmer to break the world swimming record in the men's 100-meter freestyle Saturday, beating the mark set more than 13 ...

In the history of the 100-meter freestyle, the 47-second barrier has been broken on 17 occasions. That total combines the work of six individuals, Romania’s David Popovici leading the way with six sub ...