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Sara Curtis sets world record in 50 meters backstroke

Italian swimmer Sara Curtis set a new world record in the 50 meters backstroke at the Long Course European Championships in Paris on Wednesday.

12 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Italian swimmer Sara Curtis set a new world record in the 50 meters backstroke at the Long Course European Championships in Paris on Wednesday. This performance marked the first world record of the competition, according to several sources.

In another report, it was noted that Romanian swimmer David Popovici missed the world record in the 100 meters freestyle by 16 hundredths of a second. Additionally, Curtis's mother, Sarah Sjöström, was mentioned as a record European champion.

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