2022 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Lorenzo Mora of Italy raced his way to a silver medal in the men’s 100m backstroke tonight, breaking his nation’s record in the process.
Finishing in second place behind winner Ryan Murphy of the United States who touched in 48.50, Mora blasted a new lifetime best of 49.04. That time overtook his own previous Italian record of 49.37, a mark he posted just last month at the Nico Sapio Trophy.
In tonight’s performance, 24-year-old Mora opened in 24.04 and brought it home in 25.00. That’s compared to his previous record’s splits of 23.72/25.65 showing how the Italian saved some speed for the back half this time around.
| New Italian Record | Former Italian Record | |
| 50m | 24.04 | 23.72 |
| 100m | 25.00 | 25.65 |
| Final Time | 49.04 | 49.37 |
Mora’s outing here renders him just outside the list of top 10 all-time performers worldwide, although he does become the 5th fastest European in history and the only non-Russian among that exclusive group.
All-Time Men’s SCM 100 Backstroke European Performers
- Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) – 48.58 2020
- Evgeny Rylov (RUS) – 48.88 2020
- Stanislov Donetc (RUS) – 48.95 2010
- Arkady Vyatchanin (RUS) – 48.97 2009
- Lorenzo Mora (ITA) – 49.04 2022
Mora finished in 8th place in this men’s 100m back at the 2021 edition of these FINA Short Course World Championships where he posted a time of 49.93. There in Abu Dhabi he did snag silver in the 50m back, as well as a trio of relay medals including gold as a member of Italy’s medley relay.
This year Mora had a hugely successful Mediterranean Games where he landed on the podium with gold in the 200m back, silver in the 100m back and bronze in the 50m back, while also taking gold in the men’s medley relay.