Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon is poised to make waves at the highly anticipated World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023 tour. With a reputation for exceptional talent and a string of impressive victories under his belt that include titles at the World Aquatics Championships and ten trips to the medals podium at the World Swimming Championships (25m), the 22-year-old from Verona is a force to be reckoned with.
Ceccon's competitive journey began at an early age, driven by a passion for the water that quickly showed having that big event edge that the greats are known for. Since recording his first age-group international win at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ceccon followed this up with two more titles at the 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships. Once a rising star, Ceccon has fully arrived on the top swimming stage.
One more big goal is coming up this October: mixing it up for the overall win of the Swimming World Cup 2023 tour. One thing is a near certainty: Thomas Ceccon stands to leave a last mark on this year’s Swimming World Cup season.
How are you feeling coming into the 2023 Swimming World Cup season?
I'm happy to be racing the Swimming World Cups again because last year was super fun and taught me a lot!
At the end of last year’s 2022 Swimming World Cups racing this series was one of your best-ever experiences and “it left a mark on my life.” What is one standout moment among them all that you remember from last year?
The best moment for me was racing with my friends. It’s as simple as that, just having fun with the brothers.
With this year’s tour visiting Berlin, Athens and Budapest are you especially interested in racing in one of these cities? If so, why?
Definitely Athens. I’ve never been there before.
Can we expect the moustache to be in attendance at this year’s SWC?
Haha, I don’t think so. Maybe I’ll be there with a beard or maybe without. But definitely no more moustache for this year!
Contributing: Gunnar Bentz