Romanian freestyle swimmer David Popovici added another gold medal to his tally after winning the 200 freestyle final at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2022 in Lima.

The 17-year-old Romanian swimmer added another championship record with the win, after ending the race with a time of 1:46.18.

Hungarian Daniel Meszaros came in second with a time of 1:48.98, followed by Italian Filippo Bertoni, with a time of 1:49.05.

The win in Lima adds to Popovici’s recent winning streak, which saw him win the gold medals in the 100 m and 200 m competitions at the European Aquatics Championships in Rome, and the gold in the same races at the World Championships in Budapest in June.

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🇷🇴David Popovici strikes again taking the 200m Freestyle title in Lima 2022😮 #FINALima2022 pic.twitter.com/ZsgbxYFFa5

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