Tag: Oussama Mellouli

FINA 10K World Cup: Cunha and Lurz win the 4th leg in Cancun, Oussama Mellouli 11th

Apr 25, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Open Water

At the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup Ã Cancun (MEX) yesterday, Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha won the women’s event in 2h09m14s78, ahead of Angela Maurer (GER) in 2h09m16s22 and Martina Grimaldi (ITA) in 2h09m19s04, and Germany’s Thomas Lurz the men’s event in 1h58m16s51 ahead of Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE) in 2h57m16s55 and Nicola Bolzonello (ITA)…
CC photo #111: Oussama Mellouli after the Dubai 2010 men’s 1500 freestyle

Apr 19, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

A memorable moment on TV in our hotel room in Dubai, from when Tunesia’s Oussama Mellouli had swum his 1500 freestyle at the Dubai 2010 World Short Course Championships morning session, ending up winning in the impressive time of 14:24.16.
PAC12 – Petros Papadakis vs Oussama Mellouli – 50m sprint

Feb 29, 2012

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rokur

in Fun

Former USC football player and “sprinter” Petro Papadakis going up against Olympic 1500 freestyle champion Oussama Mellouli. Via the17thman
Oussama Mellouli named Arab sportsman of the year

Dec 31, 2011

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rokur

in Gossip

Eqyptian magazine Al Ahram al Arabi has named Tunisian Olympic champion Oussama Mellouli the best Arab sportsman of the year 2011, after winning 15 gold medals at the Doha Arab Games earlier this month. Read Xinhuanet.com (in English) Here is Mellouli after posting the world short course championships winning 1500 freestyle time during prelims in…
Oussama Mellouli talks to Tunisia Live about the revolution

Dec 22, 2011

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rokur

in History

Interview with Tunesian world champion Oussama Mellouli about the Jasmine revolution about a year ago. In English.
Mellouli named best athlete of Arab Games, earns $140,000

Dec 22, 2011

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rokur

in Competition

According to gulfnews.com, Tunisian swimmer Oussama Mellouli was named the Super Star and Best Athlete of the 12th Arab Games Thursday, winning a cash prize of $75,000. Mellouli won the title in style, having claimed 13 gold medals in the different swimming races during the Games, and being one of the main reason that Tunesia…
Oussama Mellouli pops rib head, might pull out of Arab Games

Dec 7, 2011

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rokur

in Gossip, Health, Training

Ouch, that sounds painful http://twitter.com/#!/OusMellouli/status/144152232986816513 He is still swimming, but suffering http://twitter.com/#!/OusMellouli/status/144288573229760512
#SwimmerProblems trending on Twitter

Sep 27, 2011

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rokur

in Fun, Gossip

Funny phenomena, including several big names in swimming, #swimmerproblems on Twitter. Some additions these last 12 hours … Jessica Hardy, Oussama Mellouli and Sarah SjÃ¶strÃ¶m: “Hungry, all day long.” Natalie Coughlin: “when water (built up from underwater repeats) uncontrollably pours out of your nose at awkward times.” Natalie Coughlin: “smelling like bleach no matter how…
The World Swimming Time Zone is now GMT+8 hours

Jul 13, 2011

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rokur

in Fun, Gossip

All the best swimmers in the world are now flocking along the China Standard Time zone, waking up at approximately 7 AM in Shanghai, midnight in London, 7 PM the day before in New York and 4 PM the day before in San Francisco. The Brits are in Osaka, the Americans at the Gold Coast…