Ous Mellouli

GBR’s Pardoe Snags Olympic Open Water Spot, Mellouli Qualifies For 6th Games

With his 10th place 10k open water finish in Portugal tonight, 37-year-old Ous Mellouli of Tunisia qualified for his 6th Olympic Games.

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400 Stile:Winnington 9° All Time, Horton Non Potrà Difendere Il Titolo Olimpico

Con i risultati dei 400 stile libero maschili ai Trials australiani Winnington è diventato il 9° performer all time sulla distanza

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2021 FINA Marathon Swimming World Series Kicks Off Saturday in Doha

The loaded field for the first series race in 13 months includes the last two men’s Olympic champions in open water: Ferry Weertman (above) and Ous Mellouli.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Jeremy Kipp Recalls Epic Practice Stories From Salo-led USC

Kipp reminisced on some of the distance practices he coached during his 1st stint with the trojans, with famed Olympians like Ous Mellouli and Larsen Jensen.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Ous Mellouli on Winning 15 Gold Medals, $150K at 1 Meet

We dove deep into a piece of trivia you may not know about: Mellouli’s performance at the inaugural Pan Arab Games in 2011.

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Nel 2021 Ci Sarà Bassa Marea: La 10 km Di Tokyo Cambia Sede

Il CIO sta avviando le procedure per spostare la sede della 10 km in acque libere alle olimpiadi di Tokyo a causa della bassa marea

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Low Tide Levels Could Signal Re-Location for Tokyo 2021 Open Water Competition

The tide level in Odaiba Seaside Park is expected to be too shallow for competition by August 2021, pointing towards a potential open water location change.

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US National Team Member Erica Sullivan Decommits from USC

Sullivan, a longtime contender in open water as well as rising distance star in the pool, said in March she was waiting on USC’s head coach hire to decide.

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Water Cleanup Tasks Begin At Odaiba Marine Park Ahead Of Next Summer’s Games

Tokyo officials say an estimated 720 tons of sand were dumped into Odaiba’s water, and plan to pour a total of 19,800 tons by the end of March.

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Haley Anderson Says Tokyo Open Water Condition Concerns Have ‘Gone Unheard’

In a Q&A hosted by NBC Olympics on reddit, Olympian Haley Anderson addressed a question regarding open water conditions for the upcoming Tokyo Games. 

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Tokyo 2020: Il Test Nelle Acque Libere Di Tokyo Rivela Situazione Preoccupante

Tokyo 2020: Eseguito test in acque libere come  prova per le prossime Olimpiadi. I partecipanti hanno espresso preoccupazione per la qualità dell’acqua

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Florian Wellbrock Becomes 1st to Win 10K/1500 Gold at Major International Meet

Germany’s Florian Wellbrock took 1500 gold in a battle with Gregorio Paltrinieri and Mykhailo Romanchuk Sunday night in Gwangju.

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Practice + Pancakes: Morozov, Balandin, Hansson (and More) Worlds Taper at USC

I ended up at the University of Southern California, catching the end of a taper practice with some of their postgrads who were gearing up for World Champs

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2019 Mission Viejo Swim Meet of Champions: Night 2 Photo Vault

Caeleb Dressel shocked many this morning with big-time swim in the 100 Free, dipping under the 48-second barrier, and adding to that with a 47.90 finals time.

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Sullivan and Wilimovsky Win 1500s on Day 1 of MVN Meet of Champions

Erica Sullivan and Jordan Wilimovsky were the first champions of the meet in the 1500s on the first day of the MVN Meet of Champions.

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