David Popovici Fires Off 46.88 100 Freestyle To Defend European Title, #3 Swim In History
By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
2024 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
June 17-23, 2024
LCM (50 meters)
Belgrade, Serbia
Prelims: 9:30 am local time
Finals: 6:30 pm local time
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MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL
World Record: 46.80 – Pan Zhanle, China (2024)
European Record: 46.86 – David Popovici, Romania (2022)
Championship Record: 46.86 – David Popovici, Romania (2022)
David Popovici, Romania, 46.88
Nandor Nemeth, Hungary, 47.49
Andrej Barna, Serbia, 47.66
David Popovici of Romania defended his European Title from two years ago swimming to a 46.88, closing strong on the final 5. Popovici’s best time stands at a 46.86 that he swam at this meet two years ago to also set a World Record at the time.
Popovici moves up in the World Rankings so far this year, sitting only behind China’s Pan Zhanle who broke Popovici’s World record at the 2024 World Championships swimming a 46.80. The two will look to battle it out next month at the Paris Olympics. Popovici’s previous season best stood at a 47.82 that he swam last night in semifinals, which sat him at t-#11 swimmer in the World this season.
2023-2024 LCM Men 100 Free
PAN
WR 46.80
2David
POPOVICIROU46.8806/193Jack
ALEXYUSA47.0806/184Chris
GUILIANOUSA47.2506/185Maxime
GROUSSETFRA47.3306/18View Top 32»
In addition to moving up in the World rankings this season, Popovici’s swim today was also one of the fastest swims in history. This swim marked the 9th sub-47 second swim in history and Popovici’s 3rd time under the mark as well. Pan has also been under the 47-second mark three times in his career.
Top 5 All-Time Fastest Men’s 100 LCM Free Performances
Pan Zhanle, China, 46.80 (2024)
David Popovici, Romania, 46.86 (2022)
David Popovici, Romania, 46.88 (2024)
Cesar Cielo, Brazil, 46.91 (2009)
Alain Bernard, France, 46.94 (2009)
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