PARIS, Aug 12 : Italian teenager Sara Curtis set a 50m women's backstroke world record of 26.63 seconds in qualifying at the European swimming championships in Paris on Wednesday.The previous record of 26.86 was set by Australia's five-time Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown at a World Cup meet in Budapest

La piemontese batte il record del mondo di 23 centesimi, nuotando in 26"63