Romania’s men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team obtained the gold medal at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru on Tuesday, while Romanian Vlad Stancu won the silver medal in the men’s 400 m freestyle.
Consisting of David Popovici, Alexandru Constantinescu, Stefan Cozma and Patrick Sebastian Dinu, the Romanian men’s relay team won the final clocking in at 3:18.84, and Popovici set a new competition best in the first exchange (100 m freestyle), 47.07.
In the 400 m freestyle final, Vlad Stancu finished in second place, 3:48.38.
Aissia Claudia Prisecaru and Rebecca Aimee Diaconescu qualified for the finals of the women’s 100 m backstroke event after finishing the semifinals fourth (1:02.59) and fifth (1:02.64), respectively.
The women’s 100 m backstroke final is scheduled for September 1.
Romania has nine swimmers competing in the Junior World Championships in Lima.