Italian Swimmer Thomas Ceccon Spotted Sleeping Outside, Blasted Olympic Village

Thomas Ceccon‘s putting his bed where his mouth is … lying on a blanket and catching a few winks after publicly slamming the Olympic Village.

The Italian swimmer was filmed taking a nap outside in a post from Saudi Arabian rower Husein Alireza … fully stretched underneath a park bench, backpack down as a pillow.

Alireza wrote, “Rest today, conquer tomorrow,” on the post … and, it’s getting a ton of circulation online — mainly ’cause the dude publicly trashed conditions in the village.

Ceccon took home medals in his first two races — winning gold in the men’s 100m backstroke and bronze in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay — but, he failed to qualify for the final in the men’s 200m backstroke.

After his brutal defeat, Ceccon vented his frustration to the press … claiming there’s no air conditioning, the food’s inadequate, etc. — all complaints fans of the Olympics have heard from other athletes this summer.

But, many athletes are gutting through the conditions … while Ceccon seems to be choosing greener pastures to nap on.

BTW … this pic was posted Saturday — and, Ceccon ended up missing out on the final in another relay event with the Italian team on the same day, so not sure how much the nap really helped.