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World Aquatics Championships: Romanian swimmer David Popovici takes gold in 200m freestyle race in Singapore

July 29, 2025

Romanian swimmer David Popovici has won the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle final at the World Championships in Singapore. 

The Romanian athlete won with a time of 1:43.53, ahead of American Luke Hobson (1:43.84) and Japanese Tatsuya Murasa (1:44.54).

Popovici entered the race with the fourth fastest time in the semifinals.

At the 2024 European Championships, Popovici won the same race with a time of 1:43.13, and achieved a time of 1.44.72 in t

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