Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Swimming star David Popovici withdrew from final of 400-meter freestyle at European Championships

David Popovici

The 17-year-old had already won gold in the 100-meter and 200-meters freestyle events. Henrik Christiansen, a swimmer from Norway, takes his place in the final. On Wednesday, swimming rising star David Popovici, who is only a teenager, withdrew from the final of the 400-meter freestyle event at the European Championships. After finishing the heats with … Read more

Teens Popovici and McIntosh grab world swimming golds as Dressel quits

Dressel

David Popovici wins 100m freestyle and Summer McIntosh takes 200m butterfly. Caeleb Dressel quits competition for medical reasons. Teenager Bethany McIntosh broke the world record. After Caeleb Dressel, one of the veterans expected to dominate the World Swimming Championships, quit the competition on Wednesday, two teenagers, 17-year-old David Popovici and Summer McIntosh, 15, leapt to … Read more