Italy's Curtis takes McKeown's 50m backstroke world record

FILE PHOTO: Swimming - European Aquatics Championships - Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris, France - August 11, 2026 Bronze medallist Italy's Sara Curtis celebrates after finishing third in the Women's 100m Freestyle REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo 13 Aug 2026 02:11AM PARIS, Aug 12 : Italian teenager Sara Curtis set a 50m women's backstroke world record of 26.63 seconds in qualifying at the European swimming championships in Paris on Wednesday.The previous record of 26.86 was set by Australia's five-time Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown at a World Cup meet in Budapest on October 20, 2023.Curtis, 19, set her time in the evening semi-finals. Source: Reuters