{"id":508177,"date":"2022-07-05T09:05:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T16:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=508177"},"modified":"2022-07-05T12:37:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T19:37:48","slug":"david-popovici-propels-romania-to-4x100-free-gold-with-47-54-lead-off-50-back-cr-for-mary-ambre-moluh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/david-popovici-propels-romania-to-4x100-free-gold-with-47-54-lead-off-50-back-cr-for-mary-ambre-moluh\/","title":{"rendered":"David Popovici Propels Romania To 4&#215;100 Free Gold With 47.54 Lead-Off; 50 Back CR For Mary-Ambre Moluh"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>David Popovici Propels Romania To 4&#215;100 Free Gold With 47.54 Lead-Off; 50 Back CR For Mary-Ambre Moluh<\/h3>\n<p><strong>David Popovici<\/strong> led off the Romanian men&#8217;s 4&#215;100 free team in 47.54 as the quartet won gold in front of a home crowd on day one of the <strong>European Junior Championships<\/strong> in Bucharest.<\/p>\n<p>It was quicker than the time in which he won the World Championships in Budapest when he stopped the clock at 47.58 after setting a world junior record of 47.13 in the semis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emma Carrasco <\/strong>took the first gold of the meet in the 400IM, Italy won the women&#8217;s freestyle relay and\u00a0<strong>Mary-Ambre Moluh<\/strong> set a championship record of 27.75 in the women&#8217;s 50 back semis, a time that would have secured seventh at the World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>It sliced 0.07 from <strong>Daria Vaskina<\/strong>&#8216;s time of 27.82 at the 2019 edition in Kazan, the Russians not competing in Romania due to the ban imposed following the invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ejcotopeni2022.microplustiming.com\/indexEJC2022_web.php?s=TG9hZENhbGVuZGFyaW8oJzAnKTs=&amp;cat=ASF&amp;page=016&amp;spec=001&amp;bat=001&amp;td=STL1&amp;hg=&amp;descIT=V29tZW7CoC3CoDUwIG0gUmFuYSAtIFByZWxpbWluYXJ5&amp;descEN=V29tZW7CoC3CoDUwbSBCcmVhc3RzdHJva2UgLSBQcmVsaW1pbmFyeQ==&amp;descFR=V29tZW7CoC3CoDUwIG0gQnJhc3NlIC0gUHJlbGltaW5hcnk=&amp;curCatSel_M_F=&amp;sport=Swimming\">European juniors results &amp; start lists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ejcotopeni2022.microplustiming.com\/indexEJC2022_web.php?s=TG9hZENhbGVuZGFyaW8oJzAnKTs=&amp;cat=ASF&amp;page=016&amp;spec=001&amp;bat=001&amp;td=STL1&amp;hg=&amp;descIT=V29tZW7CoC3CoDUwIG0gUmFuYSAtIFByZWxpbWluYXJ5&amp;descEN=V29tZW7CoC3CoDUwbSBCcmVhc3RzdHJva2UgLSBQcmVsaW1pbmFyeQ==&amp;descFR=V29tZW7CoC3CoDUwIG0gQnJhc3NlIC0gUHJlbGltaW5hcnk=&amp;curCatSel_M_F=&amp;sport=Swimming\">Live results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.len.eu\/\">Streaming<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/david-popovici-goes-148-to-head-the-200-free-as-european-juniors-get-under-way\/\">Day 1 Heats Wrap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_508188\" style=\"width: 354px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-508188\" data-attachment-id=\"508188\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/david-popovici-propels-romania-to-4x100-free-gold-with-47-54-lead-off-50-back-cr-for-mary-ambre-moluh\/len-juniores-swimming-european-championship-bucharest-2022-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/4x100Mfreestyle-Romania00505LENjrBucharest2022.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2100,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Simone Castrovillari&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1657035164&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Simone Castrovillari copyright&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;LEN Juniores Swimming European Championship Bucharest 2022&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LEN Juniores Swimming European Championship Bucharest 2022\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;LEN Juniores Swimming European Championship Bucharest 2022&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;David Popovici, third from left, Romania 4&#215;100 free; Photo Courtesy: Simone Castrovillari&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/4x100Mfreestyle-Romania00505LENjrBucharest2022-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/4x100Mfreestyle-Romania00505LENjrBucharest2022-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-508188\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/4x100Mfreestyle-Romania00505LENjrBucharest2022-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"LEN Juniores Swimming European Championship Bucharest 2022\" width=\"344\" height=\"246\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-508188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Popovici &amp; Romania 4&#215;100 free; Photo Courtesy: Simone Castrovillari<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Popovici had already qualified for the 200 free final in 1:47.93, second behind\u00a0<strong>Lorenzo Galossi<\/strong> who led the way into the men&#8217;s 200 free final in 1:47.73.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager returned for the final event of the evening and handed over 1.15secs ahead of Britain&#8217;s <strong>Jacob Whittle<\/strong> who clocked 48.69 with Lithuania&#8217;s <strong>Daniil Pancerevas<\/strong> the only other man inside 50secs in 49.97.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Painter<\/strong> (49.91) guided Britain to a 0.05 lead at halfway which Evan Jones (49.80) extended to 0.81 handing over to <strong>Reuben Rowbotham-Keating<\/strong> for the final leg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick-Sebastian Dinu<\/strong> came back at him though and his time of 49.72 to the Briton&#8217;s 50.61 was enough to guide him into first place in 3:18.93, 0.08secs ahead of Britain in 3:19.01 with Italy third in 3:19.42.<\/p>\n<p>Popovici said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think this was a great performance from this relay, and it was fantastic to swim in front of so many people in this pool.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My 47.5 looks nice I think, especially after a 200m free. I\u2019m glad that the boys did their best and we could win at the end.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Carrasco Sets The Ball Rolling; Biagiotti Anchors Italy Home<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_508187\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-508187\" data-attachment-id=\"508187\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/david-popovici-propels-romania-to-4x100-free-gold-with-47-54-lead-off-50-back-cr-for-mary-ambre-moluh\/len-juniores-swimming-european-championship-bucharest-2022-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Carrasco-Spain00305LENjrBucharest2022.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2100,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Simone Castrovillari&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1657032425&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Simone Castrovillari copyright&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;LEN Juniores Swimming European Championship Bucharest 2022&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LEN Juniores Swimming European Championship Bucharest 2022\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;LEN Juniores Swimming European Championship Bucharest 2022&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Emma Carrasco Cadens: Photo Courtesy: Simone Castrovillari&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Carrasco-Spain00305LENjrBucharest2022-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Carrasco-Spain00305LENjrBucharest2022-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-508187\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Carrasco-Spain00305LENjrBucharest2022-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"LEN Juniores Swimming European Championship Bucharest 2022\" width=\"330\" height=\"236\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-508187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma Carrasco Cadens: Photo Courtesy: Simone Castrovillari<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carrasco was third at the 250 mark before moving clear of the field to hold a 1.77sec lead going into the freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>The 16-year-old Spaniard stopped the clock at 4:46.39 for gold with 14-year-old <strong>Belis Sakar<\/strong> of Turkey coming home in 31.68 to take second in 4:47.11 with <strong>Vivien Jackl<\/strong> third in 4:47.51 as both women overhauled<strong> Lisa Nystrand<\/strong> on the final 50 with the Swede finishing fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Carrasco said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore the race I was a bit nervous as my morning swim wasn\u2019t quite good.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I wanted to focus on my technique in the final as it didn\u2019t work as expected in the heats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn\u2019t have any exact plan for the final, just wanted to swim my own race, do my own pace, and I\u2019m really happy that I could take the gold medal.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Matilde Biagiotti<\/strong> propelled Italy&#8217;s women to the freestyle relay title as her anchor leg of 54.80 guided them past France and into the wall in 3:42.98.<\/p>\n<p>France were second in 3:43.49 while <strong>Nina Jazy<\/strong> split 54.65 to guide Germany past Britain and into third in 3:45.63.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sara Curtis<\/strong>, who swam a 56.50 third leg for Italy, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m so happy since a dream already came true when I was selected for this relay. And now we did it, we won the gold medal, this is so amazing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we all did our best, our coaches told us that they were really satisfied with our swims.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Semi-Final Round-Up<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Krzysztof Chmielewski<\/strong> went 1:56.36 to lead the way into the men&#8217;s 200 fly final, 1.49secs ahead of twin <strong>Michal<\/strong> (1:57.85), the pair booking the centre lanes as they seek to repeat their gold and silver-medal performances from last year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ksawery Masiuk<\/strong> headed the boys\u2019 50 back in 24.74, a race in which he won bronze in Budapest albeit briefly elevated to silver following the DQ of <strong>Justin Ress<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-justin-ress-loses-gold-in-dq-hunter-armstrong-wins\/\">before the American was reinstated to gold.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Koen de Groot<\/strong> headed the men&#8217;s breaststroke sprint in 27.61.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nikoletta Padar<\/strong> booked lane four in the women&#8217;s 200 free final in 1:58.86 while <strong>Eneli Jefimova<\/strong> was 0.09 slower than the morning heats in the 50br but still set the pace in 30.59<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Popovici Propels Romania To 4&#215;100 Free Gold With 47.54 Lead-Off; 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