David Popovici Swims 1:43.13 200 Freestyle, #5 Performance All-Time, Top Time In World
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 200 FREESTYLE – FINAL
World Record: 1:42.00 – Paul Biedermann, Germany (2009)
European Record: 1:42.00 – Paul Biedermann, Germany (2009)
Championship Record: 1:42.97 – David Popovici, Romania (2022)
GOLD – David Popovici, Romania 1:43.13
SILVER – Danas Rapsys, Lithuania 1:45.65
BRONZE – Antonio Djakovic, Switzerland 1:46.32
David Popovici of Romania clocked the 5th fastest 200 freestyle of all-time with a 1:43.13 to defend his European title. Popovici went out under World Record pace at the 100 mark flipping in a 50.08, 0.04 seconds ahead of record pace.
Split Comparison:
Popovici-2024 Euros
Biedermann- WR
Popovici PB
50
23.83
24.23
24.1
100
26.25
25.89
26.25
150
26.71
26.18
26.61
200
26.34
25.7
26.01
1:43.13
1:42.00
1:42.97
Popovici was out fast and felt the pain at the end as he fell off World Record pace by the 150 mark. Earlier this week, Popovici swam a 46.88 in the 100 freestyle, the #3 swim in history and said that he is un-tapered at this meet. Popovici’s swim also was the 5th fastest performance all-time.
Top 5 All-Time Men’s 200 Freestyle Performances
Paul Biedermann, Germany, 1:42.00 (2009)
Paul Biedermann, Germany, 1:42.81 (2009)
Michael Phelps, USA, 1:42.96 (2008)
David Popovici, Romania, 1:42.97 (2022)
David Popovici, Romania, 1:43.13 (2024)
Popovici now moves up in the World so far this season as his previous season best stood at a 1:44.74 from the Mare Nostrum series. Popovici is the only swimmer to have swam a sub-1:44 swim as Lukas Martens of Germany held the previous top time of the season with a 1:44.14 from the end of April.
2023-2024 LCM Men 200 Free
POPOVICI
1:43.13
2Lukas
MÄRTENS GER1:44.1404/273Sunwoo
HWANG KOR1:44.4009/274Matthew
RICHARDS GBR1:44.6904/075Duncan
SCOTTGBR1:44.7504/07View Top 31»
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