Biography
Born in Tunis, Mellouli left Tunisia at the age of 15 to study at the College of Rampart in Marseille, France. After his graduation, he continued his studies at the University of Southern California and swam for the USC Trojans. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program.
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