Romanian star swimmer David Popovici won three medals, including two golds, at the 62nd edition of the Settecolli Trophy in Rome, one of Europe's most prestigious international swimming competitions. He concluded the meet by setting a new competition record in the men's 200m freestyle. Popovici claimed gold in the 200m freestyle on the final day with a time of 1:44.48, establishing a new Settecolli meet record. Earlier in the competition, he won gold in the 100m freestyle and silver in the 50m freestyle, the Romanian Swimming and Modern Pentathlon Federation (FRNPM) announced.