George Bovell

Who is George Bovell?

George Richard Lytcott Bovell is an Olympic bronze medalist swimmer and former world record holder from Trinidad and Tobago. Bovell is also a two-time World Championship bonze medalist, a four-time Olympian and is the Caribbean region's most successful swimmer.

George Bovell is currently a professional swimmer and intends to compete in a record 5th Olympiad. Bovell is also respected for his voluntary giving back initiatives such as "The World Swim Against Malaria and Drowning" in Uganda, 2013, with his friend, Ugandan swimmer, Max Kanyarezi. He is known for organizing and conducting the annual "George Bovell Dive In Free Swim Clinics", that are free for the youth of Trinidad and Tobago who enjoy the privilege of being coached and mentored by renowned Olympic Medalist Swimmers from around the world. Bovell also is the writer of a popular inspirational newspaper column in the Trinidad Express entitled "Reflections Off The Water". He is also one of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers from the Port of Spain hub. In addition to being a swimmer, Bovell is also a renowned freediving specialist, and enjoys under water wildlife videography and spearfishing.