Ous Mellouli

Hosszu Starts 2014 FINA World Cup Series With World Cup Record in 200 Free

Ous Mellouli (left) and Katinka Hosszu (right) are being raised as the stars of the first stop of this year’s World Cup Series, and so far they’ve delivered, despite a sleepy day 1 prelims in Doha.

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Pan Pacs 2014 – Day 4 scratches include Mann, McKeon, Hedlin

American Becca Mann has scratched the women’s 1500 free to focus on the open water event, as has Canada’s Eric Hedlin.

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Ous Update: Visa For Pan Pacs Arrives Too Late; Returning to Train at USC

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ous Mellouli is returning to the Trojan Swim Club to resume training, and will not race at the 2014 Pan Pac Championships.

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Open Water & Pool Olympic Champion, Ous Mellouli, Still Learning at NBAC Super Team

Coming off a hard Colorado Springs training trip, Mellouli still learning from his Oympic peers at NBAC.

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Santa Clara Grand Prix Photo Vault #4

We’ve seen a lot of great swimming and fun times so far at the 2014 USA Swimming Arena Grand Prix…

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Race Video: Chase Kalisz is Unmatched En Route to 4:11 400 IM

Chase Kalisz, with his improved front-half, is eating up his competition in the men’s 400 IM domestically. The Japanese threat awaits at Pan Pacs.

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The fun continues: Santa Clara Grand Prix Photo Vault #3

    Thanks to sports photographer Mike Lewis for more of these great images from the action at the Santa…

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Michael Phelps’ Coach Bob Bowman Assembles Swimming Dream Team, Gold Medal Minute Video

Bob Bowman’s North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) may be the greatest swim club ever assembled.

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Open Water Swimming in the Winter Olympics?

When most people think of open water swimming the images of a summer lake or warm beach locale often come…

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Agnel Has Found A Home In Baltimore

Agnel seems to have found a home in Baltimore, even though he does miss his family, friends and of course french cuisine…

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: New NBAC-er Ous Mellouli learning the ropes in competitive training crew

Tunisia’s Ous Mellouli catches up with SwimSwam about his Austin Grand Prix performances and his adjustment to joining NBAC’s training group.

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Race Video: Agnel Owns 200 Free in Austin, 1:45.76

After besting a pair of international distance stars in the 400, plus finishing second to Nathan Adrian in the 100 free last night, Agnel was back at it on night 2 in the middle-distance, going an unbelievable 1:45.76 to win the 200 free.

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Race Video: Dwyer wins 400IM in Austin, 4:16.58

Dwyer used a strong backstroke leg to build a lead on Tunisian Olympian and long-distance specialist Ous Mellouli. The two were almost identical split-wise apart from that backstroke, where Dwyer went 1:06.4 to Mellouli’s 1:07.5. That one second proved to be the difference as Dwyer went 4:16.58 to Mellouli’s 4:17.69.

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French Olympic Star Yannick Agnel Loves Training at NBAC – Video Interview

Yannick Agnel continues to impress on American soil after joining Bob Bowman’s North Baltimore Aquatic Club for his training.

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BREAKING: Ous Mellouli to Train with NBAC and Bob Bowman After Winter Training Trip

Among other great male freestyler in the NBAC group are Olympic champions Michael Phelps and Yannick Agnel.

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