Popovici Wins 200m Freestyle
Romanian swimmer David Popovici claimed gold in the men’s 200m freestyle at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Tuesday, CE Report quotes AGERPRES
The 20-year-old Olympic champion won with a time of 1:43.53, staging a stunning comeback in the final stretch to overtake American Luke Hobson, who took silver (1:43.84). Japan’s Tatsuya Murasa earned bronze (1:44.54).
The victory came fittingly on Romania’s National Anthem Day.
