Pan Zhanle, eliminated after the first battle with David Popovici at the Singapore World Swimming Championships
Article by Adrian Jitea – published Monday, July 28, 2025, 07:33 / Updated Monday, July 28, 2025 07:33
- 200 m free sample semifinals are scheduled Also today, from 3 pm and 15:13television on TVR Sport and on TVR 1 and with real -time information on gsp.ro
- Roxana Fleșeru, the reporter of the Sports Gazette, is in Singapore, from where the best information about the World Natation Championships.
The sporting rivalry between David Popovici and Pan Zhanle holds the poster at the Singapore World Championships. If in the 100-meter free sample, the one in which the Chinese is an Olympic champion, the fight is open, at 200 meters free the calculations were closed quickly.
Pan Zhanle na caught semifinals at 200 meters free
Pan Zhanle has hidden the fact that he is trying to progress for longer distances. The series at 200 meters showed him that he has a lot of work to do.
The Chinese athlete ended the series only on the 22nd place, with the time of 1: 47.46. More than 2 seconds behind David Popovici. The first 16 athletes qualified in the semifinals.
Who are the 16 semi -finalists of the 200 meter free sample at the Singapore World Championships:
- David Popovici (Romania) – 1: 45.43
- Luke Hobson (US) – 1: 45.61
- Matthew Richards (UK) – 1: 45.66
- Gabriel Jett (USA) – 1: 45.91
- Tatsuaya Murasa (Japan) – 1: 45.92
- Flynn Southam (Australia) – 1: 46.00
- Lucas Pierre Henveaux (Belgium) – 1: 46.03
- Sunwoo Hwang (South Korea) – 1: 46.12
- Zhanshuo Zhang (China) – 1: 46,17
- James Guy (UK) – 1: 46,19
- Dimitrios Markos (Greece) – 1: 46.28
- Kamil Sieriedzki (Poland) – 1: 46.31
- Filippo Megli (Italy) – 1.46: 39
- Sander Kjaer Sorensen (Norway) – 1: 46.63
- Evan Bailey (Ireland) – 1: 46.66
- Carlos Dambrosio (Italy) – 1: 46.67
Pan Zhanle will look for revenge at 100 meters free
For Pan Zhanle, the signs are also worrying about the 100 -meter free sample, where he holds the Olympic title and the world record.
In the 4×100 meter stack, held on Sunday, Zhanle swam in the last exchange for China in 46.63 seconds.
At the same time, Kyle Chalmers found out in the basin. The Australian was faster, 46.53 seconds, and brought gold to his country.
Chalmers (Silver), Pan Zhanle (gold) and David Popovici (bronze) at 100 m free at Jo in Paris / Photo: Gettyimages
The series at 100 meters free are scheduled on July 30, from 05:52. The semifinals will be the same day, from 2:27 pm, while the fight for gold comes a day later, on July 31, from 2:31 pm.
The competition announces a thrilling one. The best time of the year at 100 m free belongs to David Popovici. The Romanian took gold at the European U23 with 46.71 seconds. It was the second best performance in history! The world record belongs to Pan Zhanle (46,40).
I am eager to swim again with him Pan Zhanle. He's a remarkable opponent. It is the best 100 m free swimmer I have ever seen and has swimming again very well this evening. Another beautiful competition awaits us in the individual test.
I had some good discussions from the Paris Olympics last year. I like to get along well with rivals, to know we can talk. So I can hardly wait to see known faces Wednesday, at 100 m free
– Kyle Chalmers, after the 4×100 meter free pole
