Cup meets (February 2004) and he set 4 new Romanian national records. In May at the 2004 European Championships, Florea finished second in the 200 m backstroke. In the summer at the Mare Nostrum meets, he won 6 gold medals and 2 silver medals (in Monaco, Canet, Barcelona and Rome), which earned him second place in the general circuit ranking. Then at the 2004 Olympics, Florea won the bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke, also setting 2 new Romanian national records. The next year, at the 2005 World Championships, Florea finished fourth in the 200 m backstroke, three hundreds of a second short of the bronze medal. However, his 1:57.03 time meant a new national record. He recorded his first 2006 results at the 2005-2006 World Cup competitions in Moscow and New York, winning two bronze medals in the 200 backstroke. By this time in his career, Răzvan Florea has won 100 Romanian National Champion titles, has set national records 57 times, and has won a total of over 293 medals, of which 77 in international competitions. He retired in 2010. Awards The Meritul Sportiv National Medal (sporting achievement), second class with one strap The Meritul Sportiv Order (sporting achievement), third class with two straps References Personal website: www.razvanflorea.ro 1980 births Living people Romanian male backstroke swimmers Sportspeople from Constanța Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic swimmers of Romania Olympic bronze medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics