Romanian teenager David Popovici breaks 13-year-old world record for men's 100m freestyle at European titles - ABC News

A swimming world record that has stood since the days of the 'super suits' has finally gone, with a 17-year-old Romanian swimmer setting a new mark for the blue riband event, the 100m freestyle, in Rome.

Seventeen-year-old David Popovici of Romania became the youngest swimmer to break the world swimming record in the men's 100-metre freestyle on Saturday, beating the mark set more than 13 years ago i… [+2571 chars]

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