Article by Roxana Fleşeru, Daniel Grigore – published on Thursday, July 31, 2025, 15:17 / Updated Thursday, July 31, 2025 15:18
David Popovici (20 years old) obtained the gold medal In the 100 -meter free sample from the Singapore World Natation Championships. After the race, in a brief reaction offered to the Romanian press, he was pleased that he did not break down Zhanle Pan's world record, although he was close to the Chinese, at only 11 hundredths.
- Roxana Fleșeru, the reporter of the Sports Gazette, is in Singapore, from where the best information about the World Natation Championships.
David today managed his best time and the second smallest in the history of the birth of the birth. He stopped the stopwatch at 46.51 seconds, a time with only 11 hundreds of seconds than the one successful by Zhanle Pan in Paris, in 2024, the world record of the sample.
After the race, in the mixed area, David was delighted that he had not passed Pan's time. This means that in the coming years it has a space of progress, the most important objective from the horizon being the 2028 Olympics.
David Popovici, after the gold from 100 meters free: “Very well I did not beat the world record!”
“Very good that I didn't do it now, honestly, that if I did it it would have been too big. That way I still have something to shoot for. I am honestly glad I haven't done it now.
Next, it does not seem impossible for me, as proof I approached so much, at 11 hundreds. I don't rush anywhere, we have a lot to Los Angeles, “David said.
“I tried to think as little as possible about the medals, as I usually do. I think I was a little more pessimistic in the period before this contest, but Once again I proved that I am better than I think sometimes and I have no reason not to trust me. I think it's something human, ”he had said before.
Immediately after statements, David was asked for photos, including members of the organizing staff. He is preparing for the awards ceremony, scheduled at 3:26 pm.
