Romanian star Popovich rewrite men's 100m freestyle world record

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 14 (Reporter Zhou Xin) The same swimming pool, a new world record. On the 13th local time, the 17 -year -old Romanian star Popovic rewritten the men's 100m freestyle world record with a 46 seconds 86th result at the Roman European Swimming Championship, becoming the youngest world record holder in the history of the project.

The previous World Record was 46 seconds 91 for 13 years. It was created by Brazilian star Sielo in the 2009 Roman Swimming World Championships. It is also in this pool.

On the 13th, the men's 100 -meter freestyle final master was like Yun. Popovich was second in the first 50 meters. The result was 22 seconds 74. In the second half, he gradually occupied the advantage and took the lead in touching the wall. Hungarian butterfly strokes ranked second in 47 seconds 47, and Italian player Miresi won the bronze medal in 47 seconds 63.

"Before the game, I think I will be patient with the" Breaking World Records'. Now that the game is over, I am sore but bloody, which can break the world record created by West Ello in 2009. This feels very good. Everything is worth it is worth it But all the game has not ended, and the long season has not ended. "Popovich said after the game.

Because it is not yet 18 years old, Popovich has broken the world records in one fell swoop, and also refreshes the World Youth Records, European Records, European Youth Records and European Championships.

Popovich won the men's 100m and 200 -meter freestyle gold medal at the Budapest World Championships in June, becoming the first athlete to win the men's 100 and 200m freestyle champions in the World Championships in 49 years. He won multiple gold medals again in the European Youth Swimming Championships in early July.

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