George Richard Lycott Bovell (born 18 July 1983) is an Olympic bronze medalist swimmer and former world record holder from

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. Bovell is also a two-time World Championship bronze medalist.

Olympic career

George Bovell represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2000,

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. At the

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, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 IM: the 9th medalist in the country's history and 12th medal overall. It was also the first-ever Olympic swimming medal for the country, and T&T's only medal from the 2004 Olympics. Bovell made it to the Finals of the 50m Freestyle in London where he placed 7th after returning from a forced hiatus due to a brain injury earlier in the season. Bovell carried the T&T flag at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the 20th Central American and Caribbean Games in

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and in the closing ceremonies of the 2000, 2004 and 2012 Olympic Games.

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.

Swimming Career Highlights

*Olympic Bronze Medallist *Former World Record Holder *Two-time World Championship Bronze Medallist *Six-time

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Medallist (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze) *Ten-time World Championship Finalist *2nd Place Overall in the 2012 FINA World Cup (7 gold, 9 silver) *Five-time Individual NCAA Champion *Eight-time Individual SEC Champion *Caribbean and Central American Champion of three consecutive games and record holder, also 3 silver, 2 bronze *Former NCAA Record Holder *Most All American Honours in Auburn History with 25 *Multiple Caribbean and Central American record holder *Four-time NCAA Team Champion *Undefeated in NCAA team Division 1 swimming career

Trinidad and Tobago National Awards

*Chaconia Gold *Humming Bird Gold *Trinidad and Tobago Sportsman of the Year 2004 & 2014 *TTOC Athlete of the year *2012 CCN TV6 Viewers Choice Sports Personality of the Year *2013 Trinidad Express Personality of the Year *2014 CCN TV6 Viewers Choice Sports Personality of the Year *2014 Trinidad Guardian Sportsman of the Year *2014 Trinidad Tobago Olympic Committee Sports Personality of the Year

Main Events

Best Times

*50m LCM freestyle (suit) 21.20 *50m LCM freestyle (textile) 21.51 *100m LCM freestyle 48.82 *200m Freestyle LCM 1.48.80 *200m LCM Individual Medley 1.58.80 *50m freestyle SCM 20.82 *100m freestyle SCM 47.03 *100m Individual Medley 51.15

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