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 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.
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.
In 2012 Bovell won the bronze medal in the 100m Individual Medley at the Fina World Short Course Championships in Istanbul.
Bovell has been in 10 World Championship finals since 2001.
Main Events YearEventRacePosition2000Summer Olympics50m FreestyleHeats2000Summer Olympics200m Ind MedleyHeats2000Summer Olympics400m Ind MedleyHeats2001World Championship200m FreestyleHeats2001World Championship200m Ind MedleyFinals 4th2001World Championship400m Ind MedleyHeats2002Short Course World Championship 200m FreestyleSemifinal2002Short Course World Championship 100m Ind MedleySemifinal2002Short Course World Championship 200m Ind Medley7°2003World Championship200m FreestyleSemifinal2003World Championship200m Ind Medley5°2004Summer Olympics100m FreestyleSemifinal2004Summer Olympics200m FreestyleSemifinal2004Summer Olympics200m Ind Medley2006Pan Pacific Championship50m Freestyle8°2006Pan Pacific Championship100m FreestyleB Final2007World Championship50m FreestyleHeats2007World Championship100m FreestyleHeats2008Summer Olympics50m FreestyleSemifinal2008Summer Olympics100m FreestyleHeats2008Short Course World Championship 50m FreestyleSemifinal2008Short Course World Championship 100m Ind Medley8°2009World Championship50m FreestyleFinals 7th2009World Championship100m FreestyleHeats2010Pan Pacific Championship50m FreestyleB Final2010Pan Pacific Championship100m FreestyleHeats2010Pan Pacific Championship50m BackstrokeB Final2010Short Course World Championship 50m FreestyleSemifinal2010Short Course World Championship 100m Ind Medley4°2011World Championship50m Freestyle7°2012Summer Olympics50m Freestyle7°2012Summer Olympics100m BackstrokeHeats2012Short Course World Championship 50m Freestyle4°2012Short Course World Championship 100m Ind Medley2013World Championship50m Freestyle
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