Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon got the internet’s heart racing with his abs on display when he won gold in the men’s 100-meter backstroke. Now, he’s a viral sensation once more after being recorded sleeping outside on the grass in a Paris park.The video of him napping was taken on Saturday afternoon, just a few days after he failed to qualify for the finals of the men’s 200-meter backstroke. The short clip was posted on Instagram stories by Saudi swimmer Husein Alireza, with the caption “Rest today, conquer tomorrow.”In an interview Wednesday with Italian broadcaster Rai after he failed to qualify for the 200-meter backstroke finals, Ceccon described the conditions in the Olympic Village, which many athletes have complained about, including the food, cardboard beds and lack of air conditioning.Asked if he was liking the Olympics, the 23-year-old Ceccon replied, “Yes. … Unfortunately, many are leaving because one eats badly, it’s hot, there’s no air conditioning, therefore, from different aspects, it’s so-so.””I’m not complaining because everyone has (the same conditions),” he continued. “I’m only telling those who don’t know.”TODAY.com previously reported that difficulty sleeping, whether it’s due to uncomfortable beds or heat, can negatively affect an athlete’s performance. The Italian Swimming Federation (FIN) did not immediately respond to TODAY.com’s request for comment, but told Italian news agency Ansa that Ceccon sleeping outside did not have to do with the conditions in the village and “it was just a nap.”Ansa also reported that another Italian swimmer, Gregorio Paltrinieri, said he’s been unable to sleep well in the village due to lack of air conditioning.A spokesperson for the Paris 2024 organizing committee tells TODAY.com via email: “On the A/C, we’ve tried to find a balance in the design and fit-out of the Village between a long-term objective to create a sustainable neighbourhood; and a short-term responsibility to give high-performance athletes the best conditions in which to prepare.””That’s why Solideo, the delivery agency for the Athletes’ Village, used innovative construction methods to ensure future residents will benefit from comfortable heat conditions over the long term. These methods include specific materials, insulating façades and underfloor cooling. Together, they have been proven by a study to achieve a target temperature of 23-26° Celsius (73.4-78.8 Fahrenheit) at the hottest time of the day in a heatwave — a temperature that enables athletes to recover properly from competition.” “For what is often the biggest competition of their athletes’ lives, certain National Olympic Committees have chosen to equip themselves with additional mobile cooling units. These appliances are at their own cost, and Paris 2024 is offering support by proposing air conditioners that will subsequently be made available to Paralympic athletes.”Dr. Chris Winter, who specializes in sleep and athletic performance, said that managing heat and other factors is incredibly important for Olympians.”(If) the athlete starts to believe that, ‘Oh, I’m sleeping so poorly. It’s loud in the Olympic Village, and my roommate snores, and this bed is so uncomfortable, and it’s hot because they’re not air conditioning particularly well,’ (and) those things are impairing their ability to perform, all of those negatives can be incredibly compounded,” he previously told TODAY.com.
