Topic: Oussama Mellouli

Records tumble, Phelps triumphs as World Championships begin

AFP Global Edition - 937 days ago
The first night of World Championship swimming Sunday saw six world records fall and Olympic superstar Michael Phelps back on the familiar winner's podium thanks to a sprint relay upset.The half-dozen records yielded in the evening's eight events at ...

Breaking 'legend' Thorpe record stuns Biedermann

AFP Global Edition - 938 days ago
German Paul Biedermann was stunned to break Ian Thorpe's seven-year-old world record in claiming gold in the 400m freestyle at the World Championships on Sunday before hailing the Australian as a 'legend'.Biedermann beat Tunisian 800m freestyle Olympic champion Oussama Mellouli ...

Tunisian Olympic champion Mellouli dominates World Cup meet

AFP Global Edition - 1218 days ago
Tunisia's Olympic 1500m champion Oussama Mellouli dominated the World Cup short-course meeting again on Saturday at the Kings Park Aquatic in the second leg of the series.Mellouli, who won twice on Friday, cleaned up in the 1500m freestyle, the 200m ...

Records tumble at Durban short-course meeting

AFP Global Edition - 1220 days ago
Three African records tumbled here on the opening day of the second leg of the swimming short-course World Cup on Friday.South Africans George Du Rand, Cameron van der Burgh and Sebastien Rosseau all set new continental times while Tunisia's Olympic ...