Oussama Mellouli

Legendary Coach Dave Salo Retiring From College Coaching After Two Seasons At Arizona State

Salo served on three U.S. Olympic team staffs, coached multiple swimmers to Olympic gold medals and served as the head coach at USC for 14 years.

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19-Year-Old Johannes Liebmann Throws Down 14:39.67 1500 Free At Malsten Swim Open Stockholm

With the time, Liebmann shoots up the all-time performers list to No. 17, becoming just the 17th man in history to break 14:40.

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2025 Swammy Awards: African Male Swimmer of the Year – Ahmed Jaouadi

For the second straight year, Tunisian distance freestyler Ahmed Jaouadi is SwimSwam’s African Male Swimmer of the Year.

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How Did The 2025 World Cup Shake Up The SCM All-Time Top-10s?

Josh Liendo cracked the top-10 in history in a staggering four events at the final stop in Toronto, but he wasn’t the biggest riser this fall

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“Sports Smuggling”: Tunisian Rami Rahmouni Abruptly Leaves For Saudi Arabia, May Naturalize

Rising Tunisian star Rami Rahmouni may switch allegiances after abruptly leaving his training post for Saudi Arabia amid citizenship negotiations

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Tunisian Distance Swimmer Rami Rahmouni Out Of Junior World Championships Due to Injury

Tunisian distance swimmer Rami Rahmouni, 16, will not be competing at the 2025 World Junior Championships after spraining his ankle during training.

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SwimSwam Awards: 2025 World Championships (Men’s Edition)

Leon Marchand’s performances in Singapore were enough to land him Male Swimmer of the Meet honors despite his pared-down schedule.

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2025 World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Luca Urlando has established himself as the frontrunner in the men’s 200 fly heading into tonight’s final at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.

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Outside Smoke At The Olympics

The U.S. men roared to a new world record and Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021 from out in Lane 1.

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Anointed From Birth? When Do The Top Men’s 400 Freestylers Emerge

Lukas Martens’ World Record may mark a turning point in an event that had seemed stuck – are we also witnessing a change in when swimmers break out?

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SwimSwam Pulse: 40.6% Think Cielo’s 20.91 50 Free Is Next Super-Suited Record To Fall

In the 15-plus years since Cesar Cielo set the 50 free world record of 20.91 in late December 2009, no one has come within a tenth of that time.

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Il 19enne Ahmed Jaouadi Continua La Grande Tradizione Tunisina Nel Mezzofondo

Ahmed Jaouadi ha sorpreso il mondo del nuoto ieri sera, vincendo la sua prima medaglia d’oro internazionale nei 1500 metri stile libero

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Ahmed Jaouadi Steps Into Tunisia’s Distance Dynasty

Last night, Ahmed Jaouadi became the third Tunisian man to win a 1500 world title in the last 15 years, following Oussama Mellouli and Ahmed Hafnaoui

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Record Imbattibili: Le Imprese Leggendarie Che Hanno Sfidato il Tempo

Ci sono alcuni record del mondo che restano imbattuti nonostante i decenni e che hanno consegnato alla storia del nuoto i loro autori

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Swimming’s Greatest World Records

Katie Ledecky owns two of the most dominant world records on the books, the women’s 800 free (8:04.79) and 1500 free (15:20.48).

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