David Popovici Dominates at National Swimming Championships
In the latest competition at the National Swimming Championships, David Popovici from CS Dinamo clinched the top spot with an impressive time of 3 minutes, 47 seconds, and 54 milliseconds, leaving his competitors far behind. Vlad Ştefan Stancu from CSA Steaua secured second place with a time of 3 minutes, 54 seconds, and 38 milliseconds, followed by Nandor Nagy from CSŞ Hunedoara clocking in at 3 minutes, 55 seconds, and 56 milliseconds.
For David Popovici, this victory marks his third win at the Nationals, adding to his previous triumphs in the 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle events, where he has also qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games. The competition saw remarkable performances from various swimmers in different categories:
- FEMININE
- 200m butterfly: 1. Eva Maria Paraschiv (CSM Constanţa) – 2:17.00
- 2. Maia Ioana Cernea (ACS Navi Bucureşti) – 2:18.18
- 3. Gabriela Ioana Gâdea (CSA Steaua) – 2:18.19
- 50m breaststroke: 1. Alecsia Maria Tenciu (CS Dinamo Bucureşti) – 32.82
- 2. Daria Asaftei (CS Dinamo Bucureşti) – 32.99
- 3. Brigitta Vass (CSM Constanţa) – 33.07
- 400m freestyle: 1. Rebecca Aimee Diaconescu (CSM Constanţa) – 4:13.87
- 2. Diana Gabriela Stiger (CSA Steaua) – 4:18.73
- 3. Ioana Maria Ştirbu (CSA Steaua) – 4:26.43
- 4x100m freestyle relay: 1. CSA Steaua (Maysa Raţiu, Bianca Andreea Costea, Anastasia Maria Bako, Ioana Maria Ştirbu) – 3:49.32
- 2. CSM Constanţa (Eva Maria Paraschiv, Rebecca Aimee Diaconescu, Brigitta Vass, Paula Maria Boleacu) – 3:55.48
- 3. CSA Steaua (Denisa Bacalu, Rebeca Andreea Craioveanu, Daria Maria Manea, Diana Gabriela Stiger) – 3:55.85
In the men’s category:
- MASCULINE
- 200m butterfly: 1. Vlad Ştefan Mihalache (ACS Aqua Sport Citius) – 2:00.32
- 2. Ştefan Cozma (CS Olimpia Bucureşti) – 2:01.64
- 3. Cristian Lăpădat (ACS Aqua Sport Citius) – 2:03.96
- 50m breaststroke: 1. Daniel Alexandru Nicuşan (CSM Târgu Mureş) – 28.25
- 2. Michael Anthony Gorgan (CS Universitatea Cluj) – 28.27
- 3. Emil Dăncăneţ (CSU Politehnica Timişoara) – 28.40
- 400m freestyle: 1. David Popovici (CS Dinamo Bucureşti) – 3:47.54
- 2. Vlad Ştefan Stancu (CSA Steaua) – 3:54.38
- 3. Nandor Nagy (CSŞ Hunedoara) – 3:55.56
- 4x100m freestyle relay: 1. CSM Constanţa (Mihai Gergely, Eric Ştefan Andrieş, Darius Matei Trenchea, Patrick Sebastian Dinu) – 3:21.99
- 2. CS Olimpia Bucureşti (Denis Laurean Popescu, Ştefan Cozma, Matei Alexandru Simion, Alexandru Constantinescu) – 3:25.69
- 3. CS Olimpia Bucurereşti (Matei Ştefan Bonciu, Cristian Andrei Dobre, Edward Cristian Muraru, Rareş Mihai Oanţă) – 3:34.09
Sursa: AGERPRES
