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Romanian swimming star David Popovici wins gold medal at 2026 National Championships
World and Olympic swimming champion David Popovici prevailed in the 50-meter freestyle event at the National Championships for seniors, youth, and juniors in Otopeni, climbing the podium for the first time this year.
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
· Updated · 2 min read
World and Olympic swimming champion David Popovici prevailed in the 50-meter freestyle event at the National Championships for seniors, youth, and juniors in Otopeni, climbing the podium for the first time this year.
He finished the race in first place, ahead of Patrick Sebastian Dinu from CSM Constanța and Mihai Gergely from Universitatea Cluj. Popovici completed the race in 22 seconds and 2 hundredths, but did not manage to break the national record, which he also holds.
