ROME: Italy’s Sara Curtis broke her own 50m women’s backstroke world record on Thursday when she won gold in 26.56 seconds at the European Championships in Paris, a day after she had set the previous record. Curtis, 19, had smashed five-time Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown’s 2023 record on Wednesday when she clocked 26.63 seconds in the semifinals. Mary-Ambre Moluh from France finished half a second after Curtis to take silver, while Britain’s Lauren Cox won bronze. “I’m happy I managed it again.

Senza vincere medaglie: era solo la semifinale degli Europei di nuoto; prima Thomas Ceccon e Benedetta Pilato avevano vinto un bronzo a testa

Italian teenager Sara Curtis broke the women's 50m backstroke world record at the European championships with a blistering swim in Paris on Wednesday.

Sara Curtis polverizza il record mondiale nei 50m dorso agli Europei di nuoto: 26"63, -23 centesimi dal primato precedente.