David Popovici

David Popovici KSR (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdavid

David Popovici
ˈpopovit͡ʃʲ]; born 15 September 2004) is a Romanian
KSR
competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events
and is the reigning Olympic champion in the 200-metre
event, having won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer
Olympics.[2] He is a former world record holder in the long
course 100-metre freestyle (performance which still
represents the European record and junior world record for
that event) and the current junior world record holder in the
long course 200-metre freestyle.[3] He also holds the junior
world record in the short course 100-metre freestyle.[4]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Popovici won

gold medals in his two signature events (Men's 100-metre
freestyle and Men's 200-metre freestyle), becoming the
first swimmer to do so at the same edition of the World
Championships, since Jim Montgomery in 1973.[5]
Personal information
Following his performances during the 2022 long course
season, in which he won eleven gold medals and two silver National team Romania
medals, Popovici was voted Male Swimmer of the Year by Born 15 September 2004[1]
both SwimSwam and Swimming World Magazine.[6][7] Bucharest, Romania
During that summer, he established an unprecedented level Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
of dominance, especially in the long course 100-metre Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
freestyle, recording 13 of the 19-fastest swims in the world
Sport
in 2022, while also becoming only the third swimmer in
history to set an under 1:43 time in the long course 200- Sport Swimming
metre freestyle.[8] At the 2024 Paris Olympics, he placed Strokes Freestyle
third in the 100-metre freestyle, earning the bronze medal,
Club CS Dinamo București
finishing just 0.01 seconds behind Australia's Kyle
Chalmers.[9] Coach Adrian Rădulescu
Medal record
Men's swimming
Early life Representing Romania

Popovici was born in Bucharest, Romania, and he started Event 1st 2nd 3rd
swimming at Lia Manoliu pool at the age of 4, at a doctor's Summer Olympics 1 0 1
recommendation to correct early stage scoliosis.[10] At the World Championships (LC) 2 0 0
age of 9 he began to train at Aqua Team Bucharest, under World Championships (SC) 0 1 0
coach Adrian Rădulescu, a former swimmer with a PhD in
European Championships (LC) 4 0 0
athletic performance specialized in swimming.[10] At the
European Championships (SC) 1 0 1
age of 10, Popovici broke his first junior national record, in
50 m backstroke – a 24-year-old record held by Dragoș Total 8 1 2
Coman, a 2003 world bronze medalist.[10] At 14 he became Junior level
the fastest swimmer under 15 in the history of the Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Youth Olympic Festival, swimming 100 meters
World Junior Championships 3 1 0
in 49.82 seconds.[10][11]
European Junior Championships 7 2 0
European Youth Olympic Festival 1 2 0
Swimming career Total 11 5 0
Olympic Games

2021: Olympic debut

2024 Paris 200 m freestyle
2024 Paris 100 m freestyle
2020 European Championships
World Championships (LC)
At the 2020 European Aquatics Championships in
Budapest, which took place from 10 to 23 May 2021 due to 2022 Budapest 100 m freestyle
the COVID-19 pandemic, Popovici managed to swim 2022 Budapest 200 m freestyle
below the Olympic Qualifying Time in the Men's 100- World Championships (SC)
metre freestyle event and by doing so, he qualified for the 2022 Melbourne 200 m freestyle
Tokyo 2020 Olympics,[12] being the youngest member of
European Championships (LC)
the Romanian team.[13][14] He broke the Romanian
2022 Rome 100 m freestyle
national record three times during the event (in the heats,
semifinal and final), finishing sixth place in the final.[15] 2022 Rome 200 m freestyle
Popovici also competed in the Men's 50-metre freestyle 2024 Belgrade 100 m freestyle
and the Men's 200-metre freestyle, meeting the Olympic 2024 Belgrade 200 m freestyle
Selection Time in both of the events.[16] European Championships (SC)
2021 Kazan 200 m freestyle
2021 European Junior Championships 2023 Otopeni 100 m freestyle
Popovici won a total of four medals, at the 2021 European Junior level
Junior Swimming Championships in Rome, where he World Junior Championships
broke the 100-metre freestyle junior world record twice. In
2022 Lima 100 m freestyle
the 4x100-metre freestyle relay, he broke the junior world
record for the first time, with a time of 47.56,[17][18] 2022 Lima 200 m freestyle
helping the relay win the silver medal. Two days later, he 2022 Lima 4×100 m freestyle relay
managed to break the same junior world record again, this 4×100 m mixed freestyle
2022 Lima
time in the 100-metre freestyle event, to win the gold relay
medal, with a time of 47.30.[19] This performance made European Junior Championships
Popovici the fastest man in the world at that time in 2021,
2021 Rome 50 m freestyle
surpassing Kliment Kolesnikov.[20][21] His second gold
2021 Rome 100 m freestyle
medal of the European Junior Championships came in the
200-metre freestyle event, where he broke another junior 2021 Rome 200 m freestyle
world record in the semifinal, with a time of 1:45.26.[22] 2022 Otopeni 50 m freestyle
He won his third gold medal in the 50-metre freestyle 2022 Otopeni 100 m freestyle
event, where he finished 0.61 seconds ahead of second- 2022 Otopeni 200 m freestyle
place finisher Nikita Chernousov.[23]
2022 Otopeni 4×100 m freestyle relay
2021 Rome 4×100 m freestyle relay
4×100 m mixed freestyle
2022 Otopeni
relay
2020 Summer Olympics European Youth Olympic Festival
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which were
postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019 Baku 100 m freestyle
Popovici competed in the 50-metre, 100-metre, and 200- 2019 Baku 50 m freestyle
metre freestyle individual events, following his good
2019 Baku 200 m freestyle
performances at the European Championships. While he
did not win a medal, he was only 0.02 seconds behind
bronze medalist Fernando Scheffer, and ahead of Martin 2021 European Junior Championships
Malyutin (who won the gold medal at the European 50 m freestyle 22.22
Championships), as he finished fourth in the Men's 200-
100 m freestyle 47.30 (WJ)
metre freestyle, with a time of 1:44.68.[24][25][26][27] In the
200 m freestyle 1:45.95
Men's 100-metre freestyle, Popovici once again asserted
himself as a medal contender, qualifying for the final 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:19.94
(47.72) and ultimately placing seventh, with a time of
48.04.[28]

2021 European Short Course Championships

To follow-up a pair of national records accomplished while
2021 European Championships (SC)
racing at the FINA World Cup meet in Kazan, clocking
200 m freestyle 1:42.12 (NR)
respective performances of 46.77 in the 100-metre
freestyle,[29] and 1:43.58 in the 200-metre freestyle,[30]
Popovici entered to compete at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships held at the Kazan
Aquatics Palace in Russia. On 6 November, Popovici won the gold medal in the Men's 200-metre freestyle
event, with a time of 1:42.12, breaking his own national record from the World Cup.[31] He failed to qualify
for the finals in the Men's 100-metre freestyle, and Men's 400-metre freestyle individual events.[32][33]

2021 World Short Course Championships

In his first of two events at the 2021 World Short Course Championships, the 400-metre freestyle on 16
December, Popovici placed thirty-second with a time of 3:46.08 and did not qualify for the evening final.[34]
For his second event, the 200-metre freestyle the following day, he ranked fourteenth in the preliminary heats
with a 1:43.62, not qualifying for the final of the event.[35]

2022: Double world champion and world record holder at seventeen

2022 World Championships

At the 2022 World Championships, Popovici won gold
2022 World Championships (LC)
medals in the Men's 100-metre freestyle and the Men's
200-metre freestyle, becoming the first swimmer in 49 100 m freestyle 47.58

years to win gold in both sprint events, at the same edition 200 m freestyle 1:43.21 (WJ)
of the world championships. [5] Popovici dominated
throughout the heats, semifinals and final of the 200-metre freestyle event, firstly clocking a personal best
1:44.40 in the semifinal, to take the top seed and break a world junior record.[36] In the final, on 20 June, he
finished 1.26 seconds ahead of his closest competitor, Hwang Sun-woo, touching the wall at 1:43.21 to
become the fourth fastest performer of all-time (second fastest performer of all time in a textile swimsuit) and
win the gold medal.[37][3] This performance made Popovici the second-youngest swimmer to win the Men's
200-metre freestyle event at the world championships (following Tim Shaw), at only 17 years and 278 days
old.[38] On Day 4, in the semifinal of the 100-metre freestyle, Popovici broke his third world junior record in
as many days by clocking a 47.13, heading into the final as the top seed by nearly half a second.[39] On the
next day, in the final, he managed to win his second gold medal, touching at 47.58 for a come-from-behind
victory, just .06 ahead of France's Maxime Grousset.[5][40]

2022 European Junior Championships

At the 2022 European Junior Championships in Otopeni,
2022 European Junior Championships
Popovici competed in five individual and relay events,
50 m freestyle 22.16
winning either gold or silver in all five of them, and
helping his compatriots to what was going to be Romania's 100 m freestyle 47.69
most successful European Junior Championships. [41]
200 m freestyle 1:45.45
Matching his individual performances in Rome from last 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:18.93
year, he won the gold medal in the Men's 50-metre,[42]
3:29.35
100-metre,[43] and 200-metre freestyle events, most 4×100 m mixed freestyle relay
(NR)
notably winning the 200-metre freestyle final with a time
of 1:45.45, which was 2.26 seconds ahead of silver
medalist Lorenzo Galossi.[44] On 5 July, Popovici led off the Romanian Men's 4×100 freestyle relay in 47.54,
as the quartet composed of himself, Vlad Stancu, Ștefan Cozma and Patrick Dinu won gold in front of a home
crowd, with a time of 3:18.93.[45][46] One day later, on 6 July, Popovici was part of the Romanian relay that
won the silver medal in the Mixed 4x100-metre freestyle, along with Patrick Dinu, Bianca Costea, and
Rebecca Diaconescu.[47]

2022 European Championships

Popovici kept his momentum rolling from the world
2022 European Championships (LC)
championships into Rome, where he entered to compete at
100 m freestyle 46.86 (WR)
the 2022 European Aquatics Championships. His meet
started with the 100-metre freestyle, where in the prelims 200 m freestyle 1:42.97 (WJ, NR)
he clocked a new championship record of 47.20.[48] He
followed that up with a 46.98 performance in the semifinals, setting a new world junior record and European
record.[3][49][50] Furthermore, his closing split in the semifinals (24.05), became the fastest in the history of
the event at that time.[51] On 13 August 2022, Popovici one-upped himself in the final, touching at 46.86 to
not only win gold, but break César Cielo's 13-year-old world record in the event, by 0.05
seconds.[52][53][54][55] The Romanian was not leading at the halfway mark of the race, opening in 22.74 and
trailing Maxime Grousset with fifty meters left to go. However, he came home in a scintillating 24.12 final
fifty, and ended up winning 0.61 seconds ahead of his closest competitor.[51]

Following his performances in the semifinals and the final, Popovici became the first swimmer to crack the
47-second mark two times.[56] On 14 August, he once again proved he was in top form in the 200-metre
freestyle event, moving through the prelims and the semifinals easily, and dropping the hammer in the final
the following day, clocking a new world junior record of 1:42.97, to win his second gold medal.[57] This
performance made him the fastest textile performer in the history of the event and third fastest all-time behind
Michael Phelps and world record holder Paul Biedermann.[58] On 17 August, Popovici swum in the heats of
the Men's 400-metre freestyle event, clocking a personal best of 3:47.99, but later withdrew from the final.[59]
Following the conclusion of the competition, LEN, the official governing body of European Aquatics,
announced that David Popovici was named the male swimmer of the meet, as his performances earned him
the highest number of FINA points during the championships.[60]
2022 World Junior Championships
Two weeks before his eighteenth birthday, Popovici
2022 World Junior Championships
competed at the 2022 World Junior Championships in
100 m freestyle 47.13
Lima, in his final long course international competition as a
junior athlete. On the first day, 30 August, Popovici helped 1:46.18
200 m freestyle
the Romanian relay to a gold medal in the Men's 4x100- (CR)
metre freestyle event, finishing 1.45 seconds ahead of the 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:18.84
French relay that won the silver medal.[61] He twice 4×100 m mixed freestyle relay 3:30.39
lowered the FINA World Junior Championship Record in
the 100-metre freestyle; first by leading off the relay in
prelims, and then again in the final.[62][63] The next day, he managed to do the same in the 200-metre
freestyle, as he captured the gold medal, covering his four laps in a champion-record mark of 1:46.18.[64]
Popovici ended up touching the wall almost three seconds before silver medalist Dániel Mészáros, who was
timed in 1:48.98.[65][66][67] On 1 September, the Romanian relay featuring Popovici on the leadoff leg, won
the silver medal in the Mixed 4x100-metre freestyle event, with a time of 3:30.39, finishing 0.36 seconds
behind the Hungarian relay.[68][69] In his final event, Popovici swam in the 100-metre freestyle, winning his
third gold medal, with a time of 47.13, 2.24 seconds ahead of silver medalist Jere Hribar.[70]

2022 World Short Course Championships

On day two of the 2022 World Short Course
2022 World Championships (SC)
Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Popovici set a
200 m freestyle 1:40.79 (NR)
new world junior record in the semifinals of the 100-metre
freestyle with a time of 45.91 seconds, which was 0.20
seconds faster than the former mark of 46.11 by Kliment Kolesnikov.[71][72] The following day, he placed
thirty-first in the 400-metre freestyle with a time of 3:58.48.[73] In the final of the 100 metre freestyle, he set
another world junior record with a personal best time of 45.64 seconds and placed fourth.[4][74] His
performances in the 100-metre freestyle made him the first junior swimmer in history to go under 46 seconds
in the event.[75] The sixth and final day, he won the silver medal in the 200-metre freestyle with a new
Romanian record time of 1:40.79.[76][77]

2023: A difficult year

2023 World Championships

At the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Popovici entered the Men's 100-metre freestyle and the Men's
200-metre freestyle events. Coming into the 200-metre freestyle event the favorite despite a season-best of
just 1:45.49, Popovici was decent in the prelims, with a 1:45.86 time for third.[3][78] He then led in the semis
with a season-best time of 1:44.70.[79] In the final, Popovici was out quick with a 23.74 at the 50-metre mark,
under his world junior record pace by 0.36 seconds. He remained under the record pace at the half point with
a 50.18 split. He then showed no signs of faltering at the 150-metre mark with a 26.60 to remain under his
best pace, but disaster struck on the last fifty meters, coming home in a sluggish 28.12, which saw him passed
by Matt Richards, Tom Dean, and Hwang Sun-woo.[3] He finished in fourth, with a time of 1:44.90.[80] In the
100-metre freestyle event he ranked sixth in the prelims with a time of 47.90,[81] and fifth in the semis with a
time of 47.66.[82] In the final, he was third at the halfway mark, opening in 22.73. However, his 25.10 time in
the final fifty meters meant that he ended up sixth, with a 47.83 seconds time.[83]
2023 European Short Course Championships
In December, he entered to compete at the 2023 European
2023 European Championships (SC)
Short Course Championships, in Otopeni, Romania. On 5
100 m freestyle 46.05
December, he swum in the Men's 4x50-metre Freestyle
relay final, alongside Alexandru Stoica, Mihai Gergely and
Patrick Dinu. While the 1:25.93 time set by the Romanians was only enough for seventh, his 21.30 time in the
relay represented a new national record.[84] On 8 December, he placed third in the morning prelims of the
Men's 200-metre Freestyle event, with a time of 1:42.39.[85] Later that evening, he ranked first overall in the
semifinals, with a 1:42.04 time.[86] On the morning of 9 December, he swum in the prelims of the Men's 100-
metre Freestyle event, clocking a 46.70 time to qualify for the semifinals in second.[87] In the final of the 200-
metre freestyle that evening, he came in fourth with a time of 1:41.52, despite touching first at the 25-metre
mark and second at the 50-metre mark.[88] Two hours later, he entered the pool again for the semis of the 100-
metre freestyle event, qualifying for the final in sixth, with a 46.48 seconds time.[89] The final of the 100-
metre freestyle event took place on 10 December. Although he had a slow start; touching only seventh at the
final turn, Popovici was the quickest in the final twenty-five meters, managing to finish in third with a 46.05
time, 0.02 seconds ahead of Matt Richards who came in fourth.[90]

Personal life
Popovici grew up idolizing Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe.[91] He also stated that he is inspired by Floyd
Mayweather, following Mayweather's training methods and the way he motivated himself.[92] In December
2021, Popovici signed an endorsement deal with Arena.[93] In July 2022, Popovici was awarded the Order of
the Star of Romania, the highest civil order in the nation, by the Romanian president Klaus Iohannis.[94] In
May 2023, Popovici donated one of the gold medals he won at the 2022 World Championships to charity,
having it melted into little golden ribbons that were gifted as a sign of hope for children diagnosed with
cancer.[95] He also became an ambassador for the organization Hope and Homes Romania in April, which
helps children get out of orphanages by finding them families to live with.[96] In July 2023, Popovici became
Swimming Brand Ambassador for Omega.[97] In the autumn of 2023, he became a student at the University
of Bucharest, where he studies Psychology.[98]
Personal bests

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Event Time Meet Location Date Age Notes Ref

2025 Romanian
50 m Otopeni, 9 April [99]
21.83 National 20 NR
freestyle Romania 2025
Championships

2022 European 13 ER, WJ,

100 m [52][53][56][54][55]
46.86 Aquatics Rome, Italy August 17 Former
freestyle
Championships 2022 WR
2022 European 15
200 m [57][58]
1:42.97 Aquatics Rome, Italy August 17 WJ, NR
freestyle
Championships 2022

2024 Romanian
400 m Otopeni, 19 April [100]
3:47.54 National 19
freestyle Romania 2024
Championships

Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Romanian record; WJ – World Junior record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final;
† – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Event Time Meet Location Date Age Notes Ref

50 m 2023 European Short Otopeni, 5 December [84]

21.30 r 19 NR
freestyle Course Championships Romania 2023
100 m 2022 World Short Course Melbourne, 15 December WJ, [4][74]
45.64 18
freestyle Championships Australia 2022 NR

200 m 2022 World Short Course Melbourne, 18 December [76][77]

1:40.79 18 NR
freestyle Championships Australia 2022

Legend: NR – Romanian record; WJ – World Junior record;

Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final;
† – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Records

World records

Long course metres (50 m pool)

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Status Notes Ref

2022 European 13
100 m Rome, 17 years, WJ, [52][53][56][54][55]
1 46.86 Aquatics August Former
freestyle Italy 332 days ER
Championships 2022
Legend: ER – European record; NR – Romanian record; WJ – World Junior record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final;
† – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Continental records

Long course metres (50 m pool)

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Status Notes Ref
Former
2022 European 12
100 m Rome, WJ, [49][50]
1 46.98 sf Aquatics August 17 Former
freestyle Italy Former
Championships 2022
NR

100 m 2022 European 13 WJ,

Rome, [52][53][56][54][55]
2 freestyle 46.86 Aquatics August 17 Current Former
Italy
(2) Championships 2022 WR

Legend: WR – World record; NR – Romanian record; WJ – World Junior record;

Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final;
† – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

World junior records

Long course metres (50 m pool)

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Status Notes Ref

2021 European
100 m Rome, 6 July Former [17][18]
1 47.56 r Junior 16 Former
freestyle Italy 2021 NR
Championships

100 m 2021 European

Rome, 8 July Former [19][20]
2 freestyle 47.30 Junior 16 Former
Italy 2021 NR
(2) Championships
2022 World 19
200 m Budapest, Former [36]
3 1:44.40 sf Aquatics June 17 Former
freestyle Hungary NR
Championships 2022

200 m 2022 World 20

Budapest, Former [38][37]
4 freestyle 1:43.21 Aquatics June 17 Former
Hungary NR
(2) Championships 2022

100 m 2022 World 21

Budapest, Former [39]
5 freestyle 47.13 sf Aquatics June 17 Former
Hungary NR
(3) Championships 2022
Former
100 m 2022 European 12
Rome, ER, [49][50]
6 freestyle 46.98 sf Aquatics August 17 Former
Italy Former
(4) Championships 2022
NR

100 m 2022 European 13 ER,

Rome, [52][53][56][54][55]
7 freestyle 46.86 Aquatics August 17 Current Former
Italy
(5) Championships 2022 WR

200 m 2022 European 15

Rome, [57][58]
8 freestyle 1:42.97 Aquatics August 17 Current NR
Italy
(3) Championships 2022
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Romanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final;
† – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course metres (25 m pool)

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Status Notes Ref

2022 World Short 14

100 m Melbourne, Former [71][72]
1 45.91 sf Course December 18 Former
freestyle Australia NR
Championships 2022
100 m 2022 World Short 15
Melbourne, [4][74]
2 freestyle 45.64 Course December 18 Current NR
Australia
(2) Championships 2022

Legend: NR – Romanian record;

Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final;
† – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Awards
Swimming World, Swimmer of the Year (male): 2022[6]
Swimming World, Newcomer of the Year: 2021[101]
SwimSwam Swammy Award Male Swimmer of the Year: 2022[7]
SwimSwam Swammy Award European Male Swimmer of the Year: 2022[102]
SwimSwam Swammy Award World Junior Male Swimmer of the Year: 2022[75]
SwimSwam, Top 100 (Men's): 2022 (#20),[103] 2023 (#3),[8] 2024 (#17)[104]
LEN Award, European Male Swimmer of the Year: 2022[105][106]
Gazeta Sporturilor, Romanian Athlete of the Year: 2022[107]
BTA, Balkan Athlete of the Year: 2022[108]
Piotr Nurowski Award: 2021[109]

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External links
David Popovici (https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1248035/wd#main-content) at World
Aquatics
David Popovici (https://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=athleteDetail&athleteId=529037
5) at SwimRankings.net
David Popovici (https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/david-popovici) at Olympics.com
David Popovici (https://web.archive.org/web/20220101/https://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/david-popovic
i) at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in Romanian)
David Popovici (https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/146364) at Olympedia
Official Website (https://davidpopovici.com)

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