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The 21-year-old registered a time of 22.02 for the one-lap sprint, an effort that handed Popovici a victory over <strong>Patrick Dinu<\/strong> (22.33). Third place went to <strong>Mihai Gergely<\/strong> in 22.69.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning Olympic and world champion in the 200 freestyle, Popovici owns a personal-best performance of 21.83 in the 50 freestyle, and he wasn&#8217;t far off that mark during his initial event of Nationals. Popovici is slated to contest the 200 freestyle on Thursday and will be in action in the 100 freestyle on Saturday. Popovici is also the reigning world champion in the 100 freestyle, where he owns the second-fastest time in history at 46.51.<\/p>\n<p>While Popovici emerged victorious in the 50 freestyle, <strong>Robert Badea<\/strong> prevailed in the 200 individual medley, setting a Romanian record in the process. Badea touched the wall in 1:58.86, which was more than two seconds ahead of the 2:01.42 of <strong>Matei State<\/strong>. Badea is also the Romanian record-holder in the 400 IM.<\/p>\n<p>A national record went down in the women&#8217;s 100 backstroke, as <strong>Daria Silisteanu<\/strong> covered her two laps in 59.63. 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