EPISODE · Aug 26, 2021 · 1H 2M
#184 David Popovici talks NCAA vs ISL, Olympic performances, visualization routine
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Romanian David Popovici placed 4th in the 200 Free and 7th in the 100 Free at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He holds the World Junior Record in the 100 Free (47.30) and is 2nd behind Sun-woo Hwang in the 200 Freestyle with a 1:44.68. Popovici was just recently drafted by the New York Breakers of the International Swimming League (ISL). He discusses his decision on swimming in the NCAA vs. the ISL. David also walks you through his Olympic races and memories from Tokyo including when he got to meet Brent Hayden. He shares his best and hardest practices and his visualization methods. Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: THE MAGIC 5: Custom fitted goggles that are tailor-made for your exact face. You shouldn't feel you are wearing goggles. Use code BRETTHAWKE20 at checkout to receive 20% off. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD LIVE: Create an interactive heat sheet. Stream your swim meet scoreboard in real time over top your live stream. Turn any tv into a digital scoreboard. 00:00 Swimming Sponsors 03:30 Break after Tokyo 06:00 NY Breakers 07:30 Short course swimmer? 09:00 ISL vs. College 10:00 NC State, Cal, Stanford, Texas 10:30 NCAA worth it? 12:25 100 Fly 13:50 Brent Hayden, Caeleb Dressel 15:55 Peaking Twice 17:50 Goal: Swim in Olympic Final 18:00 200 Freestyle 19:00 Fernando Scheffer 19:45 Behind the Blocks Routine 22:20 Lane 1 23:20 Sun-woo Hwang 24:40 Tom Dean 25:34 Warm Up for 200 Free 27:20 Visualization 29:00 200 Free 31:15 100 Free 33:15 Waves 34:00 Riding Miressi's wave 36:30 Bold Plans 36:50 Out in 22 or back in 23 38:30 World Record 39:22 Future Plans 41:00 Favorite Freestyle Drill 42:15 Suck at Kicking 43:15 Hardest Swim Practice Ever 46:50 Worst Stroke 47:25 Favorite Sprint Set 48:30 Times in Practice 50:30 200 Free World Record 51:20 Training Partners Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster
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Romanian David Popovici placed 4th in the 200 Free and 7th in the 100 Free at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He holds the World Junior Record in the 100 Free (47.30) and is 2nd behind Sun-woo Hwang in the 200 Freestyle with a 1:44.68. Popovici was just recently drafted by the New York Breakers of the International Swimming League (ISL). He discusses his decision on swimming in the NCAA vs. the ISL. David also walks you through his Olympic races and memories from Tokyo including when he got to meet Brent Hayden. He shares his best and hardest practices and his visualization methods. Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: THE MAGIC 5: Custom fitted goggles that are tailor-made for your exact face. You shouldn't feel you are wearing goggles. Use code BRETTHAWKE20 at checkout to receive 20% off. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD LIVE: Create an interactive heat sheet. Stream your swim meet scoreboard in real time over top your live stream. Turn any tv into a digital scoreboard. 00:00 Swimming Sponsors 03:30 Break after Tokyo 06:00 NY Breakers 07:30 Short course swimmer? 09:00 ISL vs. College 10:00 NC State, Cal, Stanford, Texas 10:30 NCAA worth it? 12:25 100 Fly 13:50 Brent Hayden, Caeleb Dressel 15:55 Peaking Twice 17:50 Goal: Swim in Olympic Final 18:00 200 Freestyle 19:00 Fernando Scheffer 19:45 Behind the Blocks Routine 22:20 Lane 1 23:20 Sun-woo Hwang 24:40 Tom Dean 25:34 Warm Up for 200 Free 27:20 Visualization 29:00 200 Free 31:15 100 Free 33:15 Waves 34:00 Riding Miressi's wave 36:30 Bold Plans 36:50 Out in 22 or back in 23 38:30 World Record 39:22 Future Plans 41:00 Favorite Freestyle Drill 42:15 Suck at Kicking 43:15 Hardest Swim Practice Ever 46:50 Worst Stroke 47:25 Favorite Sprint Set 48:30 Times in Practice 50:30 200 Free World Record 51:20 Training Partners Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster
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