#281 Adrian Radulescu and the development of David Popovici

Adrian Radulescu is a swim coach for CS Dinamo Bucuresti and the Romanian Swimming Federation. He is to David Popovici what Bob Bowman is to Michael Phelps - his lifelong coach.

Adrian received his Masters degree and Phd. from the National University of Physical Education and Sport in Bucharest, Romania. His two thesis' were: "Study on physical effort zones in pubertal swimmers" and "Study on the dynamics of metabolic effort zones in prepubertal and pubertal swimmers ".

00:00 Bratter PA Immigration Law
00:05 Hello Adrian Radulescu
01:15 David Popovici as a young kid
11:15 Bob Bowman & Michael Phelps
15:00 Dr. Radulescu
17:07 Beine Nutrition
17:56 Swim Angelfish
18:35 David Popovici 14-16 years old
22:20 Patience
27:50 "I thought you were on drugs"
31:05 Stoicism
41:20 Commitment with Wayne Goldsmith
42:05 SwimTraxx
44:10 Where are you now in your relationship with David?
48:35 Pressure
52:35 Chemistry
56:00 How do you get a teenager to believe they can be the fastest ever?
01:00:00 Is the focus mainly on the 200 over the 100?
01:02:10 200 Free Race Pace Set
01:07:25 Coming home in 23 in the 100 Free
01:13:00 Swimming in Romania
01:16:00 What did you see that we didn't?
01:20:00 Breaking the 100 Free World Record
01:23:00 Not focusing on the outcome

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