Shortly after complaining about the Olympic village and blaming its conditions on why he didn't qualify for the 200-meter backstroke, Thomas Ceccon was seen taking a nap on the grass.

Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon, gold medalist in the men’s 100-meter backstroke, has gone viral after being seen sleeping in a park outside, increasing the criticism surrounding Olympic Village. Saudi rower Husein Alireza discovered Ceccon while taking a walk and found him curled up next to a bench on a sheet,

After winning the gold medal in the Olympic Paris games, Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon, 23, would rather sleep on the ground than get some rest indoors. Knewz.com can reveal Thomas caught some shut-eye while lying on the grass of a park.

An Olympic gold medal swimmer was spotted sleeping outside on the ground in Paris after complaining about the sleeping conditions in the Olympic Village.