Thomas Ceccon

Thomas Ceccon is an Italian swimmer, born in Thiene in the province of Vicenza on 27 January 2001, who specialises in backstroke and freestyle. He trains under coach Alberto Burlina for Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro and has held the Italian record in the long course 100 metre backstroke since December 2020. He won the 50 m freestyle Youth Olympic title at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires and two golds at the 2019 World Junior Championships. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he took silver in the 4 by 100 metre freestyle relay and bronze in the 4 by 100 metre medley relay. He is the 2024 Olympic champion and current world record holder in the 100 metre backstroke, with four Olympic medals in total, and is a three-time world champion and four-time European champion in long course competition.