Romania’s David Popovici met Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, June 25, in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace in Rome during an event that included the Italian Swimming Federation and the participants in the 62nd edition of the Sette Colli Trophy competition. When he arrived in front of the Pope, David exchanged a few words with him and offered him a personalised swimming cap as a gift. During his speech at the event, the Pope said that “sport, when experienced beautifully, is medicine for the body and for the spirit.