What impact does David Popovici have on a corridor 6 in the final at 200 m free from the World Championships? Myth shattered
Article by Adrian Jitea – published Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 09:00 / Updated Tuesday, July 29, 2025 09:01
David Popovici (20 years old) will swim today On the 6th corridor for world gold in the 200 -meter free sample. The race from Singapore is scheduled at 14:02. Will be broadcast on TVR Sport and TVR 1, 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.
Corridor 6 represents an important detail in the short introduction. David Popovici, the Olympic champion of the 200-meter free sample, had the 4th time in yesterday's semifinals. It has traveled the 4 lengths of basin in 1: 45.02, which means that it will not swim on the colors of the favorites, 4 and 5, in the final.
Who are the 8 finalists of the 200 -meter free race from Singapore:
- Luke Hobson (US) – 1: 44.80
- Sunwoo Hwang (South Korea) – 1: 44.84
- Kamil Sieriedzki (Poland) – 1: 45.00
- David Popovici (Romania) – 1: 45.02
- Carlos Dambrosio (Italy) – 1: 45.23
- Murasa Tatsuya (Japan) – 1: 45.39
- James Guy (UK) – 1.45: 50
- Gabriel Jett (USA) – 1: 45.60
How much is the corridor 6 for David Popovici?
How important are today's birthdays? In the race of 200 meters free, where the athletes do not have such a developed musculature, let alone.
Jon Rudd, Coach who prepared among others Ben Proud and Meilutyte route, explains for the BBC that the technology and changes made in recent years have equalized the chances of swimmers, regardless of the aisle.
“Technological progress has brought important changes. Now, it is swim in a 10-color basin. There are two free ones on the outside. The biggest disadvantage was that the waves were always ricocying from the wall. It is no longer the case now.
Moreover, the ropes that separate the colors have changed. There are certain features, small discs that absorb from the movement.
Where else do you put that now, most of the time it swims in 3 -meter deep basins. Research has shown that there are fewer turbulences when the water has a depth greater than 2 meters, ”explains Jon Rudd.
Jon Rudd, framed by Meilutyte and Anthony James / Photo: Imago
Changes may seem small. But in the sport where marginal gains matter more than anywhere, every detail can make the difference.
Landmarks about the 200 -meter free race
American Luke Hobson got the best time in yesterday's semifinals, Singapore, 1: 44.80. The best career performance has been obtained this year at Indianapolis, 1: 43.73.
At the end of June 2025, David Popovici conquered gold at the European Championships U23 from Samorim. Was also establishing the best performance of the year worldwide, 1: 43.64. An infinitely better time than the one released yesterday, in the world semifinals, 1: 45.02.
After today, the first day of qualifications and semifinals, I can say that I have passed the hardest day. It's the day with the most meters. The first race is the most difficult, you have to get used to the competition emotions. Even at my level, and much above, the world has emotions.
There are a lot of races, it would not hurt to swim qualifications and semifinals directly. It's okay, I'm a jerk, it's fine. The hardest day passed. I feel ok, I have to sleep and rest for tomorrow. I am satisfied. It was a semi -final like a book! I managed not to give everything I had and at the same time to be enough to qualify me quite comfortable
– David Popovici
The best time obtained by the Romanian swimmer in the 200 -meter sample in the long basin dates from the European Championships of 2022, 01: 42.97.
The world record belongs to the German Paul Biedermann, a time of 1: 42.00 at the 2009 World Championships.
