Alexandru Popescu (born 12 October 1935) is a Romanian former butterfly

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

and the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

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Interview with him in Munich
2009, in Romanian 1935 births Living people Romanian male butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for Romania Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Bucharest 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-swimming-bio-stub