Inside Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon’s Paris Olympics journey: from his gold medal in the men’s 100-metre backstroke to endorsements with Omega
- The 23-year-old just went viral after flashing his abs on the podium next to his ‘Calvin Klein model’ teammates when they came third in the freestyle relay
- Ceccon says he always knew he wanted to win a medal at the Olympics, and has been scooping up ad deals with everyone from L’Oreal to Omega and Arena
While Italians held their breath as the men’s team swam their way to a third place in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay at the Paris Olympics on July 27, the internet collectively gasped when swimmer Thomas Ceccon revealed a glimpse of his abs on the podium.
As Ceccon celebrated with his bronze medal alongside his teammates, audiences were temporarily distracted by the swimmer’s sculpted abdominal muscles, which peeked out from under his sweatshirt, per People.
Fans are flocking to the Italian swimmer’s social media account, leaving words of admiration – and, most of all, heart-eyed emojis – in the comments section. Ceccon, who also nabbed gold in the men’s 100-metre backstroke at the Games, took to Instagram to share snippets of his Olympic journey with his 430,000 followers.
Here’s what we know about the Olympian beyond his toned physique:
Road to gold
