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  Romania ranked 4th in the medal standings at the World Junior Swimming Championships hosted by Lima, Peru. The Romanian delegation walked home with four gold medals, two silver and two bronze. The gold medals were won by the Romanian men's 4x100m freestyle team, made up of David Popovici, Alexandru Constantinescu, Ştefan Cozma and Patrick Sebastian Dinu, by David Popovici in the 200m and 100m freestyle events, and by Bianca Costea in the women's 50m freestyle event. The silver medals were won by Vlad Stancu in the 400m freestyle event and by the mixed 4x100m freestyle team made...

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.

The last major swimming event of the year, the Short Course World Swimming Championships, took place in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, a competition which was also attended by several Romanian athletes. The highest expectations were from David Popovici, a young athlete who, at the Tokyo Olympics, was very close to a medal in the 200 m freestyle event. Unfortunately, he has failed to qualify for his favorite event in the Abu Dhabi final. Bianca-Andreea Costea, the athlete with the highest chances for a good place in the women's competition, did not go further either. However, she mana...