Italian swimmer Sara Curtis breaks the 50-meter backstroke world record for the second time in two days at the European Championships. According to reporting, she lowers her time by 0.07 seconds in Thursday’s final after setting a new record the day before.
Different outlets describe the progression of her record-setting swims at the meet. One report says Curtis first breaks the three-year-old world record in Wednesday’s semifinals, while another highlights that she achieves the feat on back-to-back days. Yahoo Sports also identifies Curtis, 19, and notes she swims for the University of Virginia.
Across the coverage, the focus is on her repeated world-record performance in the same event, first in the semifinal round and then again in the final. The accounts align on the event distance (50 meters backstroke), the European Championships setting, and the timeline over consecutive days, while differing on whether they emphasize the semifinal or final as the key breaking moment.
