George Bovell

Accomplishments:

• 2004 Olympic bronze medalist
  
• Former world record holder
  
• 2003 Pan Am Games double gold and double silver medalist
  
• Two time individual NCAA champion
  
• 2007 Pan Am Bronze Medalist
  
• Three Time individual SEC Champion
  
• 2001, 2002, 2003 World Championship Finalist
  
• Current Commonwealth record holder
  
• Current US Open record holder
  
• Former NCAA record holder
  
• Most All American Honors in Auburn History with 25
  
• Multiple Caribbean and Central American Record Holder

Birthday: July 18th, 1983

Height: 6'5

Weight: 202 lbs

Hometown: Trinidad and Tobago

College: Auburn

Events/ Best Performances:

50 free: 22.59

100 free: 49.49

200 free: 148.89

200 IM: 158.80

Nicknames/Aliases: Furious George, George of the Jungle, Gorgeous George, White Boy

What advice do you have for other swimmers?

Be consistent and learn to enjoy what you do (training).

What are your swimming goals?

To get another Olympic medal.

Person you admire and why?

Arnold Swarchenegger because he used the tools he was given to pursue his dreams. He is a self-made man.

What's your favorite book/ movie?

Books: Among the Believers, Papillion, books by Berard Cornwell and Michael Crighton

Movies: Apocalypse Now, Snatch, 300, Shawshank Redemption, Swingers

What's your favorite band ?

Depends on how I'm feeling: Led Zeppelin, Incubus, Metallica, and Berres Hammond.

What is your dream job?

Professional swimmer, spearfisherman

Why do you love to race?

To live in the moment, the excitement of it. To feel that sensation of unbridled energy coursing through my body at the exact moment it is needed most. And I love to beat people.