Swim sensation Popovici among star cast for world championships
The 18-year-old Romanian is the sport's hottest young prospect and a headline draw at the event in Melbourne from Tuesday.…
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David Popovici, 17, breaks 100m freestyle world record at European championships
The 17-year-old broke the previous record, set by Brazilian Cesar Cielo in 2009, by 0.05 seconds as he took gold ahead of Hungary's Kristof Milak and Italy's Alessandro Miressi. Popovici, who was crowned world champion in the 100m and 200m…
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David Popovici. (AP Photo)ROME: David Popovici broke the men's 100m freestyle world record to win gold at the European Championshipsin Rome on Saturday. The 17-year-old Romanian double world champion swam 46.86sec to slice 0.05sec off the…
Teens Popovici and McIntosh grab world swimming golds as Dressel quits
After Caeleb Dressel, one of the veterans expected to dominate the World Swimming Championships, quit the competition on Wednesday, two teenagers, 17-year-old David Popovici and Summer McIntosh,…
Romanian 17-year-old David Popovici wins 100m freestyle world title | More sports News – Times…
BUDAPEST: David Popovici, a 17-year-old, collected his second gold medal of the Swimming World Championshipson Wednesday while 15-year-old Summer McIntosh won her first. Popovici, who had become the first Romanian man to win a world title…
Youngster Popovici, veteran Ledecky take glory in swimming worlds
Monday in Budapest was a great evening for Italians and Romanians, a superb evening for teenagers and, as so often at the World Swimming Championships, a good evening for experienced Americans.…