2024 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- June 17-23, 2024
- LCM (50 meters)
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Prelims: 9:30 am local time
- Finals: 6:30 pm local time
- Psych Sheets
- Men’s Storylines
- Women’s Storylines
- Live Results
- Day 1 Prelims Live Recap | Day 1 Finals Live Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
- Day 2 Finals Live Recap
- Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
- Day 3 Finals Live Recap
MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL
- World Record: 46.80 – Pan Zhanle, China (2024)
- European Record: 46.86 – David Popovici, Romania (2022)
- Championship Record: 46.86 – David Popovici, Romania (2022)
- David Popovici, Romania, 46.88
- Nandor Nemeth, Hungary, 47.49
- Andrej Barna, Serbia, 47.66
David Popovici of Romania defended his European Title from two years ago swimming to a 46.88, closing strong on the final 5. Popovici’s best time stands at a 46.86 that he swam at this meet two years ago to also set a World Record at the time.
Popovici moves up in the World Rankings so far this year, sitting only behind China’s Pan Zhanle who broke Popovici’s World record at the 2024 World Championships swimming a 46.80. The two will look to battle it out next month at the Paris Olympics. Popovici’s previous season best stood at a 47.82 that he swam last night in semifinals, which sat him at t-#11 swimmer in the World this season.
2023-2024 LCM Men 100 Free
PAN
WR 46.80
| 2 | David POPOVICI | ROU | 46.88 | 06/19 |
| 3 | Jack ALEXY | USA | 47.08 | 06/18 |
| 4 | Chris GUILIANO | USA | 47.25 | 06/18 |
| 5 | Maxime GROUSSET | FRA | 47.33 | 06/18 |
In addition to moving up in the World rankings this season, Popovici’s swim today was also one of the fastest swims in history. This swim marked the 9th sub-47 second swim in history and Popovici’s 3rd time under the mark as well. Pan has also been under the 47-second mark three times in his career.
Top 5 All-Time Fastest Men’s 100 LCM Free Performances
- Pan Zhanle, China, 46.80 (2024)
- David Popovici, Romania, 46.86 (2022)
- David Popovici, Romania, 46.88 (2024)
- Cesar Cielo, Brazil, 46.91 (2009)
- Alain Bernard, France, 46.94 (2009)
Hey, David will fire 46,60 at Olympics.. I got this feeling.
I’m happy with even a 49 if he wins a gold 🙂
Honestly thought a swim of this caliber would have more comments. 😵💫
Guess there’s only so much fast swimming we can handle in a week
Hot take: Chalmers misses the Olympic final (yes I’m prepared to be ratioed)
Definitely possible but he’s such a seasoned and tough racer I think this only happens if his back injury gets a lot worse
SKINNY LEGEND IS BACK!
I wonder if any swimmer will suddenly get a case of Popovicitis.
Maybe that was why someone was smiling despite missing top two.
LETS GO DADDY POP. DUDE IS GONNA EMBARASS DRESSEL
How can you embarrass someone when that person isn’t even competing?
Can we stop with these stupid comments? Dressel is a 7 time Olympic champion, I don’t think he cares not having the best time in some event after a long pause and near retirement. Plus David still needs to produce this form at the Olympics.
Dressel is a fantastic swimmer and, more important, a great human being. Someone like Popovici will always respect a swimmer like Dressel. Is just (sport) common sense.
22.5/23.9 incoming
These kind of times are when you have God on your side
these kind of times are when you put the necessary training in both in and out of the pool.
there, fify.
really nice to see him back to his best, side note: 2004 really went off with the 100/200 freestylers with Popovici, Pan and O’Callaghan
the same year pvdh won his last gold