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Romania's men's 4x100m freestyle relay team took the gold on Tuesday at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru, while Romanian Vlad Stancu won the silver medal in the men's 400 m freestyle.
Made up of David Popovici, Alexandru Constantinescu, Stefan Cozma and Patrick Sebastian Dinu, the Romanian men's relay team won the final clocking in at 3:18.84, and Popovici set a new competition best in the first exchange (100 m freestyle), 47.07, told Agerpres.
In the 400 m freestyle final, Vlad Stancu finished in second place, 3:48.38.
Aissia Claudia Prisecaru and Rebecca Aimee Diaconescu qualified for the finals of the women's 100 m backstroke event after finishing the semifinals fourth (1:02.59) and fifth (1:02.64), respectively.
The women's 100 m backstroke final is scheduled for September 1.
Romania has lined up nine swimmers for the Junior World Championships in Lima.
