12 Facts About Thomas Ceccon

Thomas Ceccon is the Italian record holder in the long course 50 metre backstroke and 50 metre butterfly.

Thomas Ceccon is the 2022 World champion in the 100 metre backstroke and 2022 European champion in the 100 metre backstroke and 50 metre butterfly.

Thomas Ceccon has retained the Italian record in the long course 100 metre backstroke, since 17 December 2020, starting with a 52.84.

Thomas Ceccon won the 50 m free style Youth Olympic title and 4 other medals at 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.

Thomas Ceccon won two gold medals at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.

On day one of the 2021 World Short Course Championships, held in December at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thomas Ceccon placed ninth in the semifinals of the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 50.22 seconds.

Thomas Ceccon ranked third in the semifinals and qualified for the final with a time of 53.48 seconds.

Day one of stop two, held in Toronto, Canada, Thomas Ceccon finished in a time of 51.69 seconds in the final of the 100 metre individual medley to win the silver medal 0.66 seconds behind Shaine Casas.

Thomas Ceccon snatched up another silver medal in the final of the 100 metre freestyle the following day, finishing 0.63 seconds behind gold medalist Kyle Chalmers and 0.17 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Brooks Curry of the United States in a personal best time of 46.15 seconds.

Thomas Ceccon placed nineteenth in the 50 metre butterfly on day one of the 2022 World Short Course Championships, held in December in Melbourne, Australia, with a time of 22.57 seconds.

Thomas Ceccon won a bronze medal when the finals relay, on which Lorenzo Mora took his place, finished third in a time of 3:19.06.

In May, at the stop of the 2023 Mare Nostrum in Barcelona, Spain, Thomas Ceccon won the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 48.89 seconds in the final.