Romanian Government Awards David Popovici Check for €200,000
Earlier this summer, the Romanian government rewarded 17-year-old star swimmer David Popovici with a check for 200,000 euros (roughly $199,000 US Dollars).
2022 World Junior Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Brazil’s Stephan Steverink is seeking his second individual gold of the week in Thursday’s boys 800 free final after winning the 400 free on Day 1.
Balbi Alayo Goes 53.73 100 Fly to Become Peru’s Second-Ever World Juniors Finalist
Diego Nicolas Balbi Alayo placed fourth in Wednesday’s 100-meter butterfly semifinals to become Peru’s second-ever finalist at the World Junior Champs.
2022 World Junior Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview
Japan’s Mio Narita, who won the girls 400 IM on night 1 in a new Championship Record, was right behind Molnar this morning in the girls 200 back.
2022 World Junior Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Laura Bernat, Dora Molner, and Mio Narita are set to battle it out in the girls 200 backstroke today.
7-Time Canadian Olympic Medalist Penny Oleksiak Undergoes Surgery on Torn Meniscus
Penny Oleksiak, Canada’s most decorated Olympian, has undergone surgery to repair a meniscus tear in her knee.
2022 World Junior Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview
Ksawery Masiuk is the top seed in the boys 50 back this morning, just ahead of South Africa’s Pieter Coetze.
2022 World Junior Championships Day 2 Medals: Poland Leapfrogs Hungary, Romania
Ksawery Masiuk earned the first of Poland’s three gold medals when he won the 100 back with a championship record (52.91) on Day 2.
2022 World Junior Championships: Day 2 Swims You May Have Missed
This post is dedicated to those swims on day 2 that might have flown under the radar during our live coverage of the meet.
Sanberk Oktar Cracks Turkish Record in The 200 IM with 1:59.89 for World Jr Gold
Sanberk Oktar dipped under 2:00 for the first time in the 200 IM, setting a new Turkish national record and claiming the World Junior title
Popovici Takes Down 200 FR World Junior Championship Record in 1:46.18
World record holder David Popovici dominated the 200 free final, taking down the World Junior Championship record with a 1:46.18.
2022 World Junior Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
After breaking the 100 free championship record twice on Day 1, David Popovici takes on the 200 free on Day 2 of finals at World Juniors.
Ksawery Masiuk Breaks Coetze’s Day-Old Championship Record in 52.91
Poland’s Ksawery Masiuk took the top spot in the 100 back at World Juniors, while also shaving off 0.04 from Coetze’s championship record
2022 World Junior Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview
David Popovici is the frontrunner to win the boy’s 200 free after dropping a 1:42.97 at the European Championships, the fastest textile performance ever.
2022 World Junior Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
After a solid 1:58 leading off Hungary’s girls 4×200 free relay last night, 16-year-old Nikolett Padar enters the girls 100 free this morning as the top seed.
