The Romanian swimmer David Popovici qualified on Wednesday, with the sixth time, in the semifinals of the 100 m freestyle event, in which he holds the title and the world record, within the 2023 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
David Popovici ranked second in the 12th series with a time of 47sec90/100, being only surpassed by the American Jack Alexy (47sec68/100).
David Popovici will compete in the first semifinal (2:26 p.m. Romanian time) in which the American Jack Alexy and the South Korean Sunwoo Hwang, third place in the 200 m freestyle, are among others.
In the final of the 200 m freestyle, contested on Tuesday, David Popovici took fourth place, after clearly dominating the first three lengths of the pool.
David Popovici holds the world record in the 100 m freestyle with a time of 46sec.86/100, established last year at the European Championships in Rome.AGERPRES
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