| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | 200m Freestyle | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 1:58.03 |
| 4 | 800m Freestyle | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 8:23.11 |
| 4 | 400m Freestyle | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 4:06.34 |
| 4 | 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | 8:01.63 |
| 5 | 200m Freestyle | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 1:56.87 |
| 6 | 400m Freestyle | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 4:04.66 |
| 7 | 200m Freestyle | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | 1:59.46 |
| Heats | 800m Freestyle | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 8:41.20 |
| Heats | 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 8:09.67 |
| Heats | 400m Freestyle | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | 4:11.92 |
| Heats | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 3 | 1500m Freestyle | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 15:55.63 |
| 3 | 200m Freestyle | 2001 | Fukuoka, JPN | 1:58.85 |
| 5 | 800m Freestyle | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 8:20.44 |
| 6 | 400m Freestyle | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 4:03.41 |
| Heats | 400m Freestyle | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 4:10.36 |
| Heats | 800m Freestyle | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 8:32.35 |
| Heats | 1500m Freestyle | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 16:29.79 |
| Heats | 200m Freestyle | 2009 | Rome, ITA | DNS |
| European Championships | ||||
| 4 | 1500m Freestyle | 2012 | Debrecen, HUN | 16:17.88 |
| 4 | 400m Freestyle | 2010 | Budapest, HUN | 4:07.81 |
| 4 | 1500m Freestyle | 2010 | Budapest, HUN | 16:17.67 |
| 5 | 800m Freestyle | 2010 | Budapest, HUN | 8:26.81 |
| 6 | 400m Freestyle | 2012 | Debrecen, HUN | 4:08.91 |
| 6 | 800m Freestyle | 2012 | Debrecen, HUN | 8:37.01 |
Education
Economics, Tourism - Universitatii Romano-Americane, Bucharest, ROU
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Club Sportiv Steaua Bucharest, Bucharest, ROU
Coach
Philippe Lucas, Doina Sava (FRA) (libertatea.ro, 24 Jan 2012)
Other sports
Her father Grigore Potec was a competitive swimmer, basketballer, handballer and soccer player. (Sydney Morning Herald, 02 Aug 1999)
Debut
1998 for Romania, World Championships (Perth, WA) (swimrankings.net, 12 Jul 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
Started at age seven in Romania. (campioniiromaniei.ro, 20 Apr 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
She liked splashing in the water. "My father was a sailor and he transferred to me the passion for water." (Athlete, 20 Mar 2000; campioniiromaniei.ro, 20 Apr 2011)
Ambitions
After her career, she wants to keep working in the sports world. (campioniiromaniei.ro, 20 Apr 2011)
Hero
Her father, Grigore Potec. (Athlete, 20 Mar 2000)
General
FLOATING HOTEL
She used some of her prize money, with extra help from European subsides, to fund the building a floating hotel to boost the Baila tourist industry. The floating hotel is largely made of glass, so the guests have a good view at the nature around. She couldn't make it to the opening, because she was training in China. (arcasu.ro, 17 Jun 2011).
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000
