Mellouli, Williams Win 800 Free Races to Open TYR Meet of Champs

MISSION VIEJO, California, June 16. THE TYR Meet of Champions kicked off Thursday night with Ous Mellouli and Steph Williams claiming victories in the 800-meter freestyles. The four-day meet runs through Sunday and its action will heat up over the next three days, thanks to a full schedule of events. The meet is a tuneup competition for August’s Summer Nationals.

On the male side, Mellouli prevailed in the 800 freestyle with a time of 8:07.68, comfortably ahead of the 8:11.82 turned in by Justin Mortimer. Mellouli, a Tunisian Olympian and medalist at last summer’s World Championships in Montreal, pulled away from Mortimer down the stretch. Chad La Tourette, a 17-year-old with vast potential, was third in 8:12.53 and was followed by Larsen Jensen, who touched the wall in 8:17.31. Expect Jensen, the American-record holder in the event, to be in the mix at Nationals.

For the women, Australia’s Steph Williams was the top finisher as she covered the 16-lap event in 8:34.75, quicker than the 8:41.54 of Japan’s Sachiko Yamada. Another Aussie, Ashley McCleery, was third in 8:44.54 and the fourth position was occupied by Adrienne Binder in 8:45.94.

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