George Bovell
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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.
Olympic career
[edit]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
[edit]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
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Event | Race | Position |
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| 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 | 
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| 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 |
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| 2013 | World Championship | 50m Freestyle |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Olympedia – George Bovell".
- ^ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
- ^ "Swimming Results". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- ^ "Swimming Results". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- ^ "Swimming Results". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- ^ "Pan American Games Rio 2007 Results". Archived from the original on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday, Let the Games begin, By Joan Rampersad, 8 August 2008". 8 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
External links
[edit]- George Bovell at World Aquatics
- George Bovell at Swimrankings.net
- George Bovell at Olympics.com
- George Bovell at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- George Bovell at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- T&T Sporting Archives at the Wayback Machine (archived 31 May 2014)
- Olympic medalists of Trinidad at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 May 2016)
- Profile George Bovell at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 January 2006)
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Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Trinidad and Tobago male swimmers
- Male medley swimmers
- Auburn Tigers men's swimmers
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate swimmers in the United States
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- World record setters in swimming
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Olympic swimmers for Trinidad and Tobago
- Olympic bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago
- Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Trinidad and Tobago people of European descent
- Recipients of the Chaconia Medal
- Bolles School alumni
- Sportspeople from Port of Spain
- Sportspeople from Guelph