At the 1998 World Championships, the two fastest 100 meter freestylers in the world, Popov and Michael Klim (who is also coached by Touretski) met in the finals.

• 在1998年世界锦标赛中，波波夫和迈克尔?克里姆这两名世界上速度最快的百米自由泳运动员（他们都受教于图列斯基门下）进行了决赛。