European Short-Course, Day 5 Finals: Popovici, Guy & Richards Headline 200 Free Field In Otopeni
Olympic, world and European champions will do battle in the men’s 200 free on the penultimate night of the European Short-Course Championships in Otopeni, Romania.
European long-course champion David Popovici was fastest through and will have the backing of the home crowd at the Aquatics Complex of Otopeni.
James Guy and world champion Matt Richards – the duo that formed half the quartet that won 4×2 gold at the Tokyo Olympics are on either side of Popovici, the third-fastest man all-time in a l/c pool and the defending champion.
France are top of the Otopeni 2023 medal table with six golds, six silvers and two bronze medals ahead of Great Britain (five golds, four silvers, four bronze) and Sweden (three golds, one silver and a bronze).
