Gregorio Paltrinieri pulled off a very impressive Mellouli Double with a gold-medal performance in the 10 km marathon swim at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Lake Lupa, Hungary.
Florian Wellbrock and Gregorio Paltrinieri achieve the rare Mellouli Double at the 2022 FINA World Championships - in less than 24 Hours
Gregorio Paltrinieri won the bronze medal in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Tokyo Bay
10 predictions are made about the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the Tokyo Olympics
From #stopolympics...To Bring It On! Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Back in early March 2020, with the coronavirus pandemic rapidly impacting the world, Olympic podium swimming hopefuls in Europe and elsewhere were often having difficulties in finding places to train. Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri, Mario Sanzullo, and Rachele Bruni are
Italy's Nuoto Pushes #stopolympics Courtesy of Nuoto, Italy. With Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri, Mario Sanzullo and Rachele Bruni having an excellent opportunity to medal in the men's and women's 2020 Tokyo Olympics 10 km marathon swim, the Olympic hopes of their Italian fans and supporters was riding high going. However, with the coronavirus pandemic
Florian Wellbrock Named 2019 Men's Open Water Swimmer of the Year Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Florian Wellbrock now has a target on his back after two gold medal performances and being named the 2019 Men's Open Water Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine. Wellbrock has set himself up very well
Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. https://youtu.be/EsORDN2qArs Florian Wellbrock has set himself up very well for a potential Mellouli Double at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Named after Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli for his dual gold medal performance in the 1500m freestyle and the 10 km marathon swim at the 2012 London Olympics, the Mellouli
Wellbrock Wins. TBD In Tokyo Courtesy of FINA, Abu Dhabi, UAE. It is still a long way off to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but Germany's Florian Wellbrock can possibly achieve a Mellouli Double (competing in both the 1500m and marathon swim at a single Olympics). There is a strong possibility that Wellbrock will face 2016 Italian Olympic 1500m champion
