Romania’s watersports champions perform very well at the international level. On the same day, David Popovici broke the world record in 100 M Freestyle Men in Rome at the European Swimming Championships, Romania won 6 medals at the European Rowing Championships in Munich.
Of the 6 medals, 3 were gold:
- Women’s double sculls (Ancuța Bodnar and Simona Radiș)
- Men’s pair (Marius Cozmiuc and Sergiu Bejan)
- Female pair (Ioana Vrînceanu and Denisa Tîlvescu)
Mihai Chiruță, Ciprian Tudosă, Ioan Prundeanu and Marian Enache finished 3rd in the men’s 4-row event, Also, Mihăiță Țigănescu, Mugurel Semciuc, Ștefan Berariu and Florin Lehaci took the bronze medal In the men’s 4 frames event, while Mădălina Bereș, Iuliana Buhuș, Magdalena Rusu and Amalia Bereș won the bronze medal in the women’s 4 frames.