Swimming
Oussama Mellouli was a bronze medalist at the 2003 Worlds in the 400 metre IM, so he was a decent bet to become Tunisia's first Olympic swimming medallist, but he ended up falling 2 seconds short in the 400 metre IM final. He also just failed to make the final in the 200 metre IM, missing out by just 0.02 seconds. Still, Mellouli had a strong games, setting new African records with three of his swims.
Men's 200 metre Freestyle:
- Anouar Ben Naceur
- Heat: 1:54.69 (50th overall, did not advance)
Men's 1500 metre Freestyle:
- Oussama Mellouli
- Heat: 15:18.98 (14th overall, did not advance)
Men's 200 metre Individual Medley:
- Oussama Mellouli
- Heat: 2:01.94 (15th overall, Qualified) (African Record)
- Semifinal: 2:01.11 (9th overall, did not advance) (African Record)
Men's 400 metre Individual Medley:
- Oussama Mellouli
- Heat: 4:16.68 (T-6th overall, Qualified)
- Final: 4:14.49 (5th overall)(African Record)
Read more about this topic: Tunisia At The 2004 Summer Olympics
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