David Popovici And Mollie O'Callaghan Won Gold in the 200-Meter Freestyle

David Popovici and Mollie O'Callaghan secured gold in the 200-meter freestyle relay at the Paris Swimming Olympics 2024. On Monday, Romanian teenager Popovici won a thrilling men's race by the smallest margins, while Australia's O'Callaghan defeated former champion Ariarne Titmus to win the 200m title on Tuesday.

Popvici had to race against Germany's Lukas Maertens, who won the 400-meter gold medal on Saturday. During the 200-meter freestyle Olympic swimming competition, Maertens took the lead in the first 150 meters of the race, but Popvici defeated him with his hard work.

Mollie O'Callaghan defeated her training partner Ariarne Titmus to win the women's 200m freestyle. Ariana Titmus was the world record holder. Mollie O'Callaghan stopped Titmus from becoming the first swimmer to defend an Olympic gold in the 200-meter freestyle.

Men's 200m Freestyle Swimming Competition

The 200-meter freestyle Olympic swimming competition for men took place on 29 July. This competition was held at Paris La Defense Arena. David Popovici of Romania, the top qualifier going into the final, took home the Olympic gold medal with a time of 1.44.72.

Followed by Matthew Richards of Great Britain with a time of 1:44.74 for the silver. Luke Hobson of Team USA, with a time of 1:44.79, won the bronze medal.

David Popovici became the first man from Romania to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming. The teenager entered the race as payback for nearly missing the medal finishing in the 2020 Tokyo Games. He finished in fourth place with a time of 1:44.68. At the time, it was a national record. Popovici became the first medal-winning Romanian since 2004.

How did DAVID Popvici Win?

After the first lap of the pool, Popovici began with an impressive start and finished in second place. But then Lukas Maertens, the 400-free champion from Germany, took the lead at the first turn. Popovici fell to third place behind Richards at the 100-meter mark.

But he raced back to the lead at the 150-meter mark, pushing Maertens to fifth. He passed British swimmer Matthew Richards in the last 50 meters of the race in the last minutes of the race.

At the Paris Olympics on Monday, David Popovici of Romania defeated Matt Richards of Britain by a close range of 0.02 of a second to claim the gold in the men's 200-meter freestyle event.

Men's 200m freestyle Olympic Swimming Results

David Popvici Olympic Journey

Following a 1:43.13 performance at the European Championships in Belgrade last month, Popovici entered Paris with a lot of enthusiasm. Popovici began his international career when he was fourteen years old. He competed in three events at the Euro Youth Summer Olympic Festival.

In addition to winning silver in the 50 and 200 free, he set a new meet record in the 100 free with a time of 49.82 and won a gold medal. Popovici's 2022 campaign, in which he consistently attracted attention in the 100 and 200 freestyle events, helped him on his way to becoming the Olympic champion.

Popovici won double gold at the Budapest World Championships. A month later, he set world records in the 200 freestyle textile time and the 100 freestyle swimming world record with a time of 46.86 at the European Championships in Rome.

Romanian swimmer Popovici recorded a 1:43-low time in the 200 freestyle and a 46.88 time in the 100 freestyle at the European Championships. That performance insecure China's Pan Zhanle's 46.80 world record and ranked third fastest in history.

Women's 200m Freestyle

Mollie O'Callaghan became Australia's newest golden girl by touching the line first on 30 July 2024. She beat the defending 200m freestyle Olympic champion, Ariarne Titmus, in one of the most anticipated races in the history of the country.

It was O'Callaghan's first gold medal in the Olympics and most likely the first of many to come. Titmus took home the silver and graciously recognized her teammate's success. They are both trained by the same coach, Dean Boxall. Australian swimmers have finished first and second at the Olympics for the first time in twenty years after Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett.

How did O'Callaghan Win?

O'Callaghan started off a little bit faster. They then engaged in racing. At 50 meters, Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong touched first. Titmus moved to second before the second turn, and O'Callaghan returned to sixth.

They were tied at the last turn before O'Callaghan went off in the last 50 meters. She was third in the final turn, and then she finished. She had finished with an Olympic record, beating Titmus's time from Tokyo.

Women 200m freestyle Olympic Swimming Results

O'Callaghan Olympic Journey

Australian swimmer won the women's 100- and 200-meter freestyle individual world titles in 2023. She formerly held the world record for the 200-meter freestyle individual women's event.

As a heats swimmer in relay events, O'Callaghan also earned two gold and one bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won gold in the 200-meter freestyle and the 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Who won the men's 200m freestyle at the Olympics?

Ans: David Popvici won men's 200m freestyle at the Olympics.

Q. Who beat Ariarne Titmus in the 200m freestyle

Ans: O'Callaghan Mollie beat Ariarne Titmus in the 200m freestyle at Paris Olympics

Q. Which country won the first two positions in women's 200m freestyle swimming at Paris Olympics?

Ans: Australia won the first 2 positions at Paris Olympics in women's 200m freestyle swimming competition. O'Callaghan won gold medal and Ariarne Titmus won silver medal.