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Swimming Europeans: Ceccon Fourth in 50 Butterfly, Gold to Russian Kornev

Ceccon narrowly misses the podium in the 50 butterfly with a time of 22.72, finishing in fourth place.

11 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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At the European Swimming Championships, Veneto's Thomas Ceccon finished fourth in the 50-meter butterfly, missing out on the podium by just 0.04 seconds. His time was 22.72.

The gold medal was won by Russian Kornev, followed by French swimmer Grousset who took silver, and Belarusian Pekarski who secured bronze.

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