David Popovici is a Romanian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events. He is the reigning Olympic champion in the 200 meter freestyle, having won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships he became the first swimmer since Jim Montgomery in 1973 to win gold in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle at the same edition of the World Championships. He currently holds the European record in the 100 meter freestyle and previously held the world record in the long course 100 meter freestyle, at 46.86 seconds, set in 2022. Following his 2022 season he was voted Male Swimmer of the Year by both SwimSwam and Swimming World Magazine, and was named the BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year.
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Career HighlightWon gold in the 100 m and 200 m freestyle at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships 1 Classification
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1. David Popovici - Wikipedia
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born 15 September 2004
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2004-09-15
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is a Romanian competitive swimmer
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Popovici won gold medals in his two signature events (Men's 100-metre freestyle and Men's 200-metre freestyle)
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David Popovici (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdavid po'povit͡ʃʲ]; born 15 September 2004) is a Romanian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events and is the reigning Olympic champion in the 200-metre event, having won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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