“I think it would have been a more interesting race if David was too.”

Patrick Dinu imposed in the 100 m free test at the National Championships in Otopeni. A final from which David Popovici was missing, which withdrew due to back pain. Thus, in the final of A, the fourth aisle remained free towards the perplexity of the little ones. The organizers did not make any announcement about the withdrawal, hence the perplexity of those in the basin.

Patrick Dinu learned that David would not start thirty seconds before entering the race. “Some boys told me that they might not be presented. Then, Mr. Adrian Rădulescu came to me and he told me that David will not participate. I hoped there is nothing serious and that everything is fine. And from what I hear from him, I see that it is just a little accident. He, ” said the athlete from Constanța.

However, Patrick made his best time in the 100 m free, 47.80s, followed by Richard Szilagy (49.85) and Mihai Gergely (50.52). “It was a good race, it's a best best for me. Although I won, yes, I would have liked to be David next to me, I think it would have been a more interesting race, maybe, who knows, would have pushed me a little louder and maybe it. Yes, overall, I cannot say that I am not satisfied with this race, however, ”,” said Dinu.

In the morning session, he had swam 48.86 s, qualifying in the final of the second time, after David Popovici (47.30). “In the series it was a Best Personnel with a hundredth. I am happy with time. Yes, I want to go a little louder in the next three years, until games. I want to make that scale and see that you get close, easy. I hope to get out ”he said.

From 2021, when Alexandru Stoica was imposed, David Popovici was the national champion from 100 m free in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Patrick Dinu and life in the US

Patrick Dinu ended his participation in the national championships, and he was going to go to the US, where he studied in Princeton, where he entered an academic scholarship, not a sportsman. “F.The training Illosophy there is a little different, the school is totally different. Much more work, but I got used to it, I like it very much and I would not change this choice with anything, “he said. Then he added:” It was a good decision, especially since I wanted to make school at the highest level and of course, if it can be as high. And I don't think I would have found a better place. “.

Patrick has already participated in a few competitions in the US. “I had a lot of competitions this year, much more than I am used to. In February I had the first important competition, so to speak with the team. It was a very good contest, I am very pleased with the results. I further competed in the NCAA with the sticks, where I wanted to do best best, the peak with a hundred.

Patrick Dinu will participate in the European U23 championships and hopes to make his scale for the Singapore World Championships, which is 48.34 s.