Ledecky Wins 1,500 for Record 17th World Title; Ceccon Sets World Record

Katie Ledecky of the United States celebrates after winning the Women 1500m Freestyle final at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 20, 2022. Petr David Josek/AP Photo

BUDAPEST, Hungary—Italy’s Thomas Ceccon set a world record in the men’s 100 backstroke and Katie Ledecky claimed yet another gold at the swimming world championships on Monday.

Ceccon stunned the competition in Budapest by clocking 51.60 seconds to shave 0.15 seconds off the previous best mark set by American Ryan Murphy at the 2016 Olympics.