Italian Sara Curtis broke the world record in the 50m backstroke at the European Swimming Championships in Paris. Curtis, a 19-year-old University of Virginia rising sophomore, clocked 26.63 seconds ...

The 50-meter backstroke will be an Olympic event for the first time in 2028. Julien de Rosa / AFP via Getty Images Italy’s Sara Curtis set a world record in the women’s 50-meter backstroke Wednesday ...

Curtis won the continental gold medal in Thursday's final, swimming the one-length race in 26.56 seconds at the Paris Aquatics Centre. Julien de Rosa / AFP via Getty Images Italian swimmer Sara Curtis ...

McKeown's previous record of 26.86 was set by the five-time Olympic gold medallist at a World Cup meet in Budapest on October 20, 2023. The record was the first of the 2026 championships. The ...

While most of the 50 backstroke spotlight has been on the European Championships this week, the U.S. women were looking to make their mark too. Italy’s Sara Curtis broke the world record in the event ...

Sara Curtis has broken the women's 50m backstroke world record for the second time this week. Curtis won gold at the European Championships in a time of 26.56 seconds, shaving 0.007 seconds off her ...

Coming off a bronze medal in the 100-meter freestyle from a night earlier, Italy’s Sara Curtis delivered the first world record of the European Championships on Wednesday night in Paris. The ...

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Dearbhaile Brady and Roisin Ni Riain both claim silver to secure Team Ireand's first medals at the World Para Swimming European Championships in Kocaeli. Kenny Bednarek, the Rice Lake High School ...