Thomas Ceccon breaks 100m backstroke record

Thomas Ceccon

Thomas Ceccon smashed a world record and compatriot Benedetta Pilato then continued Italy's strong start to the Swimming World Championships as she won a second gold of the evening in Budapest on Monday.

Ceccon shaved a quarter of a second off the 100m backstroke world record as he won in 51.60sec. "I didn't expect this time," Ceccon said. "I didnt expect to go so fast."

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Pilato was also delighted after she won the last final of the evening, the women's 100m breaststroke, by a fingernail.

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