Italy’s Curtis takes McKeown’s 50m backstroke world record
FILE PHOTO: Swimming – European Aquatics Championships – Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris, France – August 11, 2026 Bronze medallist Italy’s Sara Curtis celebrates after finishing third in the Women’s 100m Freestyle REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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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 on October 20, 2023.
Curtis, 19, set her time in the evening semi-finals.
Source: Reuters
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