Sara Curtis of Italy Breaks World Record in 50m Backstroke
- On Wednesday, Italian teenager Sara Curtis set a 50m women's backstroke world record of 26.63 seconds during qualifying at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.
- Curtis surpassed the previous record of 26.86 seconds, which Australia's Kaylee McKeown set at a World Cup meet in Budapest on October 20, 2023.
- The 19-year-old swimmer adds this accomplishment to the short-course European record she set in Poland last year, demonstrating her rapid progression.
- Following her bronze medal in the women's 100m freestyle on Tuesday, Curtis enters Thursday's 50m backstroke final as a strong favorite for gold.
- Competition at the Paris Aquatic Centre continues to showcase elite talent at the European championships, where multiple continental and championship records have fallen this week.
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The Italian Sara Curtis has improved her own world record over 50 m back 24 hours later at the Floating EM in Paris. The 19-year-old undercut her record of 26.63 seconds by seven hundredths in the semi-finals the previous day.
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19-year-old Sara Curtis broke the world record in the 50-meter backstroke for the second day in a row. Now she is being highlighted as a challenger to Sarah Sjöström ahead of this weekend's 50-meter freestyle. - We'll see, she's the queen of this sport, says the Italian.
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Did this happen before? The Italian Sara Curtis is 19 years old and cracks her world record in the final over 50 meters back at the European Championships in Paris only the day before. Meanwhile, the only 20-year-old German Kaii Liam Winkler swims just past a medal.
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