Top Trinidad and Tobago swimmer George Bovell splashed to a bronze medal in the men’s 100 metres individual medley (IM), on the opening day of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 Dubai leg, in the United Arab Emirates, yesterday.
Bovell, swimming out of lane six, was timed in 52.38 seconds for the four-lap event in the short course (25-metre) pool.
Australia’s Kenneth To grabbed gold in 51.64, getting in ahead of Russian silver medallist Vladimir Morozov (51.76).
In the morning prelims, Bovell was the fourth fastest qualifier after winning heat five in 54.74 seconds. Morozov was the fastest in 53.81, while To was third fastest in 54.11.
Today, Bovell will line up in the men’s 50m freestyle, his pet event, in heat five. He has been drawn in lane four. Top seed Morozov is in the same lane in the sixth and final heat of the blue riband event.
Bovell earlier captured one gold and four bronze medals at the Berlin, Netherlands and Moscow legs of the World Cup.
The 30-year-old Bovell’s next Cup assignments following the Dubai leg will be in Doha, Qatar (October 20-21), Singapore (November 5-6), Tokyo, Japan (November 9-10), and Beijing, China (November 13-14).!”