Thomas Ceccon

Thomas Ceccon is an Italian swimmer. He is a world record holder in the long course 100 metre backstroke and the short course 4×100 metre freestyle relay. He is also the Italian record holder in the long course 50 metre backstroke and 50 metre butterfly. He is the 2022 World champion in the 100 metre backstroke and 2022 European champion in the 100 metre backstroke and 50 metre butterfly. In the 100 metre individual medley, he won the gold medal at the 2022 World Short Course Championships and the bronze medal at the 2021 World Short Course Championships. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in 4×100 metre freestyle relay, a bronze medal in the 4×100 metre medley relay, placed fourth in the 100 metre backstroke, and placed twelfth in the 100 metre freestyle. On 29 July 2024 he won gold for the 100m backstroke in the 2024 Summer Olympics. He also earned a bronze medal in the men’s 4×100 metre freestyle relay at the same Games. In April  2025 at the Australian Open Swimming Championships, Ceccon set a new Italian record in the 200 metre backstroke with a time of 1:55.71. At the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, he won silver in the men’s 100 metre backstroke and bronze in the men’s 50 metre butterfly.