He's not old enough to legally have a beer but he's part of an elite group of athletes now. 9WWOS
"There was no rush and I had to be extremely patient about the world record," Popovici said. "It has hurt but it's always worth it and I feel fine right now. It felt great and it's very special to break this record which was set here in 2009 by César Cielo."Cielo still holds the record in the 50 free, which is among eight men's long-course standards that remain from the rubber-suit era. Five of those were set at those supercharged 2009 worlds.
Popovici went out in 22.74 and set the record by going 24.12 on the return lap to easily beat Hungarian butterfly specialist Kristóf Milák by 0.61. Italy's Alessandro Miressi claimed the bronze in 47.63. "This was a brilliant race, a joy to swim next to David," Milák said. "David is a fantastic swimmer, I think the same crazy genius of the freestyle that I am in the butterfly. It's great that his name will hit the headlines for long, long years.
Popovic had his coming-out at this year's worlds in Budapest, sweeping golds in the 100 and 200 free. He didn't get a chance to swim the 100 against Dressel, who dropped out of the event for health reasons before the final."My goal is very clear," the Hungarian said. "I just want to reach a level in this event to arrive to Paris 2024 with the capability of swimming a time somewhere very close to 47 seconds.
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