Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Preda sooro ndị Romania n'asọmpi igwu mmiri abụọ n'egwuregwu Olimpik nke 2008 e mere na Beijing. Na-eduga na Egwuregwu, o nwetara oge nke iri na asatọ na 1:02.16 (100 m breaststroke) iji merie FINA B-cut (1:03.72) na European Championship ọnwa ise tupu mgbe ahụ na Eindhoven, Netherlands. Na 100 m breaststroke, Preda gbara ọsọ 1:01.77 iji belata ihe ndekọ nke Romania ya na uwe ahụ site na 0.11 nke abụọ na tie maka nke atọ na Jonas Andersson nke Sweden na okpomọkụ ise, mana ọ gaghị aga n'ihu na ọkara ikpeazu, na-emecha iri atọ na otu n'ozuzu na prelims. Ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ otu izu ka e mesịrị, Preda jikọrọ aka na Răzvan Florea, Ioan Gherghel, na Norbert Trandafir na
4 × 100 m medley relay. Na-egwu mmiri n'akụkụ obi na okpomọkụ nke mbụ, Preda dekọtara nkewa nke 1:01.41, tupu ndị Rom anọ ahụ agwụcha ọsọ ahụ n'ọnọdụ nke ise na nke iri na atọ n'ozuzu ya na ndekọ mba ọhụrụ nke 3:38.00.