World Cup, Durban: Ous Mellouli On Fire

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DURBAN, South Africa, October 18. OUS Mellouli lit up the pool during the final day of swimming of the second stop of the FINA World Cup. Mellouli walked away with three wins during the last day at the Durban, South Africa stop.

Men's 1500 freestyle
Olympic gold medalist Ous Mellouli snagged another gold medal, this time in the 1500 free over the short course with a time of 14:54.73. South Africa's Riaan Schoeman provided the pressure for Mellouli as he wound up second just .09 seconds behind in 14:54.82. Heerden Herman wrapped up the top three in 15:12.61.

Women's 100 freestyle
Sweden's Josefin Lillhage scorched the sprint free with a time of 53.07 for the top prize money. Australia's Marieke Guehrer settled for second in 54.36, while South Africa's Liezl Burger finished third in 56.95.

Men's 200 freestyle
Ous Mellouli pulled off the tough double for the second stop in a row by winning the 1500 and 200 back-to-back with a time of 1:43.62. He had some serious pressure from Darian Townsend of South Africa, who took second in 1:44.02. Australia's Kyle Richardson completed the podium with a third-place 1:45.99.

Women's 50 breaststroke
South Africa's Suzaan van Biljon touched out compatriot Courtnay Mower, 32.42 to 32.49, for the victory in the sprint breast. Jeanie Do Toit snagged third-place honors in 32.72.

Men's 100 breaststroke
South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh gave his African record a run, but fell just short with a winning time of 57.99. The African record still stands at 57.92 as van der Burgh set at the 2008 World Short Course Championships.

Australia's Christian Sprenger placed second in 58.55, while Brazil's Felipe Lima took third in 58.86.

Women's 400 IM
South Africa's Jessica Pengelly held off countrywoman Kathryn Meaklim, 4:30.45 to 4:30.74, to win the distance medley event. Australia's Jackie Staples completed the top three in 4:42.75.

Men's 100 butterfly
South Africa went 1-2 in the event. Garth Tune captured the gold medal with a time of 52.19, while Neil Watson placed second in 52.59. Sweden's Simon Sjodin rounded out the podium in 52.66.

Women's 100 backstroke
Brazil's Fabiola Molina topped the finale with a time of 59.15. New Zealand's Melissa Ingram grabbed second in a time of 59.40, while Australia's Sophie Edington finished third in 59.50.

Men's 50 backstroke
Randall Bal of the U.S. took a run at his World Cup record of 23.33 with a sprint back triumph in 23.64. Teammate Peter Marshall collected second-place money in 23.73, while Brazil's Daniel Orzechowski finished third in 24.76.

Women's 200 butterfly
South Africa's Mandy Loots crushed the field with a time of 2:07.84 to win the event. Teammate Kathryn Meaklim wound up second in 2:11.51, while Australia's Jackie Staples placed third in 2:12.39.

Men's 200 IM
Ous Mellouli continued to be on fire as he captured his third title of the day. This time, he ripped off a time of 1:56.73 to win the event. He just missed his African record of 1:56.23 set back in 2004. South Africa's Darian Townsend touched second in 1:57.18, while Jay-Cee Thompson of South Africa placed third in 1:59.16.

Women's 400 freestyle
New Zealand's Melissa Ingram captured the title with a time of 4:05.62, while South Africa's Melissa Corfe (4:10.33) and South Africa's Rene Warnes (4:16.53) completed the top three.

Men's 50 freestyle
Sweden's Stefan Nystrand topped the splash-and-dash with a time of 21.42, Australia's Kyle Richardson took second with a time of 22.13. South Africa's Wesley Gilchrist finished third in 22.19.

Women's 200 breaststroke
Kathryn Meaklim of South Africa got into the win column with a top time of 2:24.49 in the 200 breast. Compatriot Jessica Pengelly finished a distant second in 2:28.57, while South Africa's Courtnay Mower provided the host country the podium sweep in 2:29.32.

Women's 100 IM
Fabiola Molina of Brazil snagged the sprint medley crown with a time of 1:01.31, while Sweden's Josefin Lillhage touched second in 1:01.58. South Africa's Mandy Loots rounded out the top three in 1:01.72.

Men's 200 backstroke
South Africa's George Du Rand posted a blistering time of 1:51.82 to set the African record. Russia's Evgeny Aleshin touched a distance second in 1:55.04, while Germany's Yannick Lebherz placed third in 1:56.13.

Women's 50 butterfly
Australia's Marieke Guehrer took a serious run at the world record of 25.32 set by Felicity Galvez at the World Short Course Championships this year, but came up just short in 25.56.

Sweden's Therese Alshammar placed second in 25.80, while South Africa's Mandy Loots finished third in 26.99.

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