David Popovici breaks world 100m freestyle record at European Championships
The 17-year-old Romanian double world champion swam 46.86sec to slice 0.05sec off the old mark set by Brazilian Cesar Cielo in the same pool at the 2009 World Championships in the era of buoyant body suits. The fastest time in a textile suit had been 46.96 set by American Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel at the 2019 World Championships. Hungary's Kristof Milak was second on Saturday with Italy's Alessandro Miressi third.


