{"id":533936,"date":"2023-07-27T17:03:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T00:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=533936"},"modified":"2023-07-27T17:03:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T00:03:25","slug":"david-popovicis-worlds-takeaway-i-need-to-train-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/david-popovicis-worlds-takeaway-i-need-to-train-better\/","title":{"rendered":"David Popovici\u2019s Worlds Takeaway: \u201cI Need to Train Better\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Popovici\u2019s Worlds Takeaway: \u201cI Need to Train Better\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Popovici<\/strong> had a thought flash in his mind as he hit the wall in the 200 freestyle on Tuesday at the World Championships. The sentiment was simple, its ramifications profound.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need to train better,\u201d the Romanian star said Thursday night. \u201cI need to train more, and most importantly, I need to be more consistent. That\u2019s the glue that holds it all together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Popovici\u2019s second World Championships in Fukuoka this week were a far cry from what he did in Budapest last summer. He\u2019s leaving Japan without a medal, having finished fourth in the 200<\/a> and sixth in the 100, both events in which he holds world records.<\/p>\n