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2026 Italian Swimming Championships Tuesday, April 14th – Saturday, April 18th Prelims at 10am local (4am ET)/Finals at 6pm local (Noon ET) *Friday finals start at 5:15pm local (11:15am ET) Riccione, Italy LCM (50m) 2026 European Championship Selection Criteria Entry List SwimSwam Italia Preview Live Results Livestream Recaps Prelims: Day 1 Finals: Day 1Michele Lamberti started his Italian Championships with a bang as he set a new Italian record in the 50 back, shaving 0.02 seconds from the 24.40 he swam at the 2024 Sette Colli to clock 24.38 tonight. That previous swim had matched the 24.40 that Thomas Ceccon swam for silver at the 2022 European Championships.
Lamberti burst onto the scene at the 2021 European Short Course Championships, claiming five medals. That included individual silvers in the 100 fly and 50 back, with the then-21-year-old setting a new Italian record of 22.62 in the latter event on the men’s 4×50 medley relay.
He took the top seed in prelims this morning, swimming a time of 24.73 for his fastest swim since 2024, and his third-fastest ever. He led the field by more than three tenths of a second, but blew the field away in the final to win by 0.60 seconds. He touched well under the Italian Federation’s European Championship qualifying time of 24.70 with his 24.38 tonight to mark his return to international competition.
He last swam internationally for Italy at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he placed 23rd in the 100 back in 54.22, nearly a second off his best of 53.35 from the Sette Colli a few weeks before. His previous best of 24.40 in the 50 back also came from that meet.
Lamberti’s best time last season was 24.85, swum at the Sette Colli in June 2025, as he missed qualification for the Singapore World Championships.
With his swim tonight, Lamberti now moves into sole possession of the 50 back record in both long course and short course. He moves up to 2oth all-time and breaks a tie with Thomas Ceccon for the 10th-fastest European man in history.
European Top 12, Men’s 50 Back
Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) – 23.55, 2023 Russian National Swimming Cup Pavel Samusenko (RUS) – 24.01, 2025 Russian Championships Liam Tancock (GBR) – 24.04, 2009 World Championships Camille Lacourt (FRA) – 24.07, 2010 European Championships Robert Glinta (ROU) – 24.12, 2018 European Championships Mark Nikolaev (RUS) – 24.23, 2019 Russian Championships Vladimir Morozov (RUS) – 24.29, 2018 European Championships Shane Ryan (IRE) – 24.32, 2018 European Championships Apostolos Christou (GRE) – 24.36, 2022 European Championships Michele Lamberti (ITA) – 24.38, 2026 Italian ChampionshipsHe now ranks 2nd in the world this season, just 0.02 seconds behind Xu Jiayu for top spot. With the caveat that most other European nations are yet to hold their trials meet, he still leads all European swimmers by over three tenths of a second. Oliver Morgan of Great Britain is the next fastest European man so far this season in 24.73.
2025-2026 LCM Men 50 BACK
Xu CHNJiayu11/1624.362MicheleLAMBERTIITA24.3804/143Shaine Casas USA24.5312/044Henry AllanAUS24.6512/045OliverMORGANGBR24.7303/14View Top 26»Read the full story on SwimSwam: Michele Lamberti Breaks Thomas Ceccon’s 50 Back Italian Record
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