T&T swimming ace Geo-rge Bovell made it three gold medals on the trot when he outclassed his rivals in the men’s 50m breaststroke Time Finals at the Marienlyst Open in Norway hosted by the Drammen Swimming Club and Lier Swimming clubs.
Boosted by his double gold performances at the Danish Open Swimming Championship which ended at the Bellahoj Swimming Pool, Copenhagen on Sunday, the 32-year-old T&T five-time Olympian won the 14th and final heat in 28.17 seconds well ahead of Jorgen Brathen (28.58) and Zoltan Horvath (29.03) as the trio claimed the top three places overall.
The duo of Christoffer Haarsaker (29.83) and Trond Vasslag (29.98) who also competed in heat 14th were fourth and fifth respectively while the trio of Andre Grindheim (29.38), Mads Steinland (30.71) and Alexander Barshiem (31.63) finished down the field.
Last Sunday, Bovell, an Olympic and two-time World Championship bronze medalist swam to gold at the Danish Open in the 50m breaststroke final in a new meet record of 28.01 seconds as he continues his preparations for a record fifth Olympic Games appearance.
In the fourth morning heat session, Bovell, won in 28.70 seconds from lane four, but had the third best time overall.
It was the second 50m breaststroke medal for Bovell for the season after he got bronze at the 12th Eindhoven Swim Cup, which also acted as the Dutch Olympic Trials, in 28.29 at the Pieter Van Den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium.
Earlier in the heats, Bovell was the third fastest when he won heat six of eight in 28.47 while he was fourth in 28.50 at the Sixth Trofoe di Citta in Milan in early March.
The first gold medal at the Danish Open for Bovell, a three-time Pan American Games 50m freestyle gold medalist, came on Thursday in men’s 50m freestyle final in 22.79 seconds, ahead of Andreas Schiellerup (22.91) and Anders Lie (22.93).
Today in the 26th and last 50m freestyle heat Bovell also lines up in lane where he faces competition from Tom Moberg Johansen, Sigurd Bøen, Christian Tronvoll, Niksja Stojkovski, Torbjørn Udjus, Mads Steinland, and Sebastian Steen.