The last time that Oussama Mellouli showed up for the RCP Tiburon Mile, he was just recovering from a devastating shoulder injury and had no expectations. He just wanted to get his feet wet, so to speak. He intended the competition to be fun and it was, if not a bit too cold for his […]

Other than the world championship 10K race, is there a more competitive race than the RCP Tiburon Mile? We think not. To determine the world’s best distance freestyler, the RCP Tiburon Mile is the perfect compromise for the elites in the pool swimming world and the open water swimming world. On one hand, the distance