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| Full name | George Richard Lycott Bovell III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1983 Guelph, Ontario, Canada [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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]
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 ]
| Event | Race | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | 50m Freestyle | Heats |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | 200m Ind Medley | Heats |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | 400m Ind Medley | Heats |
| 2001 | World Championship | 200m Freestyle | Heats |
| 2001 | World Championship | 200m Ind Medley | Finals 4th |
| 2001 | World Championship | 400m Ind Medley | Heats |
| 2002 | Short Course World Championship | 200m Freestyle | Semifinal |
| 2002 | Short Course World Championship | 100m Ind Medley | Semifinal |
| 2002 | Short Course World Championship | 200m Ind Medley | 7° |
| 2003 | World Championship | 200m Freestyle | Semifinal |
| 2003 | World Championship | 200m Ind Medley | 5° |
| 2004 | Summer Olympics | 100m Freestyle | Semifinal |
| 2004 | Summer Olympics | 200m Freestyle | Semifinal |
| 2004 | Summer Olympics | 200m Ind Medley |  |
| 2006 | Pan Pacific Championship | 50m Freestyle | 8° |
| 2006 | Pan Pacific Championship | 100m Freestyle | B Final |
| 2007 | World Championship | 50m Freestyle | Heats |
| 2007 | World Championship | 100m Freestyle | Heats |
| 2008 | Summer Olympics | 50m Freestyle | Semifinal |
| 2008 | Summer Olympics | 100m Freestyle | Heats |
| 2008 | Short Course World Championship | 50m Freestyle | Semifinal |
| 2008 | Short Course World Championship | 100m Ind Medley | 8° |
| 2009 | World Championship | 50m Freestyle | Finals 7th |
| 2009 | World Championship | 100m Freestyle | Heats |
| 2010 | Pan Pacific Championship | 50m Freestyle | B Final |
| 2010 | Pan Pacific Championship | 100m Freestyle | Heats |
| 2010 | Pan Pacific Championship | 50m Backstroke | B Final |
| 2010 | Short Course World Championship | 50m Freestyle | Semifinal |
| 2010 | Short Course World Championship | 100m Ind Medley | 4° |
| 2011 | World Championship | 50m Freestyle | 7° |
| 2012 | Summer Olympics | 50m Freestyle | 7° |
| 2012 | Summer Olympics | 100m Backstroke | Heats |
| 2012 | Short Course World Championship | 50m Freestyle | 4° |
| 2012 | Short Course World Championship | 100m Ind Medley | |
| 2013 | World Championship | 50m Freestyle | |
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The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2004 Olympic Games was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 18 and 19.
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