George Bovell

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George Bovell
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Lycott Bovell III
NationalityFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Born (1983-07-18) 18 July 1983 (age 41)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada [1]
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Individual medley, freestyle
College team Auburn Tigers
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens [2] 200 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Barcelona 50 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Istanbul 100 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo [3] 200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo [4] 200 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo [5] 100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rio [6] 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto 50 m freestyle
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Cartagena 50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez 50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Veracruz 50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez 50 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez 4x100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Cartagena 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Cartagena 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Veracruz 50 m backstroke

George Richard Lycott Bovell (born 18 July 1983) is an Olympic bronze medalist swimmer and former world record holder from Trinidad and Tobago. Bovell is also a two-time World Championship bronze medalist.

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Olympic career

George Bovell represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 IM: the 9th medalist in the country's history and 12th medal overall. [7]

World Championships

In 2013 Bovell won the bronze medal in the 50m freestyle at the FINA World Long Course Championships in Barcelona. His Bronze Medal time of 21.51 seconds would have won the silver in the London Olympic Final a year earlier.[ citation needed ]

In 2012 Bovell won the bronze medal in the 100m Individual Medley at the Fina World Short Course Championships in Istanbul.[ citation needed ]

Bovell has been in 10 World Championship finals since 2001.[ citation needed ]

Main Events

Year

EventRacePosition
2000Summer Olympics50m FreestyleHeats
2000Summer Olympics200m Ind MedleyHeats
2000Summer Olympics400m Ind MedleyHeats
2001World Championship200m FreestyleHeats
2001World Championship200m Ind MedleyFinals 4th
2001World Championship400m Ind MedleyHeats
2002Short Course World Championship200m FreestyleSemifinal
2002Short Course World Championship100m Ind MedleySemifinal
2002Short Course World Championship200m Ind Medley7°
2003World Championship200m FreestyleSemifinal
2003World Championship200m Ind Medley5°
2004Summer Olympics100m FreestyleSemifinal
2004Summer Olympics200m FreestyleSemifinal
2004Summer Olympics200m Ind MedleyBronze medal icon.svg
2006Pan Pacific Championship50m Freestyle8°
2006Pan Pacific Championship100m FreestyleB Final
2007World Championship50m FreestyleHeats
2007World Championship100m FreestyleHeats
2008Summer Olympics50m FreestyleSemifinal
2008Summer Olympics100m FreestyleHeats
2008Short Course World Championship50m FreestyleSemifinal
2008Short Course World Championship100m Ind Medley8°
2009World Championship50m FreestyleFinals 7th
2009World Championship100m FreestyleHeats
2010Pan Pacific Championship50m FreestyleB Final
2010Pan Pacific Championship100m FreestyleHeats
2010Pan Pacific Championship50m BackstrokeB Final
2010Short Course World Championship50m FreestyleSemifinal
2010Short Course World Championship100m Ind Medley4°
2011World Championship50m Freestyle7°
2012Summer Olympics50m Freestyle7°
2012Summer Olympics100m BackstrokeHeats
2012Short Course World Championship50m Freestyle4°
2012Short Course World Championship100m Ind MedleyBronze medal icon.svg
2013World Championship50m FreestyleBronze medal icon.svg

References

  1. ↑ "Olympedia – George Bovell".
  2. ↑ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
  3. ↑ "Swimming Results". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  4. ↑ "Swimming Results". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  5. ↑ "Swimming Results". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  6. ↑ "Pan American Games Rio 2007 Results". Archived from the original on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
  7. ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday, Let the Games begin, By Joan Rampersad, 8 August 2008". 8 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
Records
Preceded by World Record Holder
Men's 200 Individual Medley (25m)
25 March 2004 – 8 December 2005		Succeeded by
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Beijing 2008 		Succeeded by
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