Italian teenager Curtis breaks 50m backstroke world record at Europeans
Italian teenager Sara Curtis broke the women’s 50m backstroke world record at the European championships with a blistering swim in Paris on Wednesday. The 19-year-old clocked 26.63sec in winning her semi-final, bettering the previous mark set by Australia’s Kaylee McKeown three years ago by 0.23sec. Curtis took bronze in the women’s 100m freestyle on Tuesday, […] The post Italian teenager Curtis breaks 50m backstroke world record at Europeans appeared first on The Namibian .
Italian teenager Sara Curtis broke the women’s 50m backstroke world record at the European championships with a blistering swim in Paris on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old clocked 26.63sec in winning her semi-final, bettering the previous mark set by Australia’s Kaylee McKeown three years ago by 0.23sec.
Curtis took bronze in the women’s 100m freestyle on Tuesday, but will now be a strong favourite in Thursday’s 50m back final.
She adds the world record to the short-course European record she set in the event in Poland last year.
“She just put on a masterclass in front of some of the best backstrokers on the planet, so that’s pretty impressive,” said Frenchwoman Analia Pigree, who will face Curtis in Thursday’s final.
A year after giving birth to her first child, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom was crowned European champion in the 50m butterfly for the sixth time.
