David Popovici a făcut o cursă excelentă în semifinale, fiind cronometrat cu cel mai bun timp. Următorii timp au fost obținuți de elvețianul Antonio Djakovici (1:45.32), italianul Marco de Tullio (1:45.70) și germanul Lukas Maertens (1:46.29).
Calificare în finala probei de 200 m liber vine la doar o zi după ce sportivul de 17 ani legitimat la CS Dinamo a cucerit aurul la proba de 100 m liber la Campionatele Europene de nataţie de la Roma.
Totodată, David Popovici a stabilit un nou record mondial, cu timpul de 46,86 secunde, doborând vechiul record care data din 2009.
După cursă, David Popovici a declarat că nu putea stabili recordul mondial într-un loc mai bun. Presa internațională a avut numai cuvinte de laudă pentru adolescentul român, precizând că acesta „e de pe altă planetă!”.
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