A force of nature who always wants to exceed his limits and explore new horizons. An athlete capable of regenerating within twenty-nine minutes to stand out, both in the semifinal of the 100 backstroke and in the final of the 50 butterfly. Thomas Ceccon is a true phenomenon. At the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Ceccon took a medal never won by Italian swimming, that of the world butterfly, and he did it with disarming ease by taking the gold. The 21-year-old from Schio - a member of Fiamme Oro and Leosport - triumphed with the Italian record in 22"68, with a fantastic progression after thirty-five meters, improving on the 22"79 sealed last year in the semifinals in Budapest when he was then fifth. Burned the competition: with silver by Portugal's Diogo Matos Ribeiro in 22"80 and bronze by France's Maxime Grousset, who in 22"82 confirmed the title of the previous edition.
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