Article by Romeo Ene – published Monday, July 28, 2025, 17:44 / Updated Monday, July 28, 2025 17:45
David Popovici's rival, Pan Zhanle, did not even catch the semifinals in this test.
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The final of the 200 meter sample will take place tomorrow, on July 29, from 2:02 pm, Romania time.
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Roxana Fleșeru, the reporter of the Sports Gazette, is in Singapore, from where the best information about the World Natation Championships.
Simona Halep's advice for David Popovici: “It seems very mental”
“It's a different sport, from my point of view, and I can't really give my opinion because I don't know what a medal means at the Olympic Games. From my point of view, maximum means winning as much. In sport there is no limit.
You have to go to each competition and want to take the medal or the highest trophy.
My advice is to stay with confidence, to work hard and have a much higher goal. Maybe he no longer wants or, as he said, that he has reached the most, to want more because, in my view, you manage to accumulate much more success.
It seems very strong mentally, it seems very strong physically. He has everything he needs, from what I heard about the interviews, he has the family with. All the data of the problem is solved. Now it is about him and his desire to be even better ”, explained Simona Halep, for As.ro.
Simona Halep
Who are the swimmers of the 200 -meter free sample final from the Singapore World Cup:
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1. Luke Hobson (US) – 1: 44.80
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2. Sunwoo Hwang (South Korea) – 1: 44.84
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3. Kamil Sieriedzki (Poland) – 1: 45.00
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4. David Popovici (Romania) – 1: 45.02
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5. Carlos Dambrosio (Italy) – 1: 45.23
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6. Murasa Tatsuya (Japan) – 1: 45.39
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7. James Guy (UK) – 1.45: 50
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8. Gabriel Jett (US) – 1: 45.60
