Trinidad and Tobago,s George Bovell swam the race of his life when is finished 4th in the finals of the 200 M Individual Medley at the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships being held in Fukuoka, Japan. Bovell who's previous best time was 2:04.51 just missed the bronze medal and a chance to stand on the awards podium as he touched a mere .59 second behind Australia's Justin Norris (2:00.91). The event was won by Italy's Massimiliano Rosolino who finished in 1:59.71 while America's Thomas Wilkens took the silver (2:00.73).

200 M IM Results

Rank  Name              Nation      YB      Time      (R.T.)

1  ROSOLINO Massimiliano ITA        78      1:59.71   (0.84)

2  WILKENS Thomas        USA        75      2:00.73   (0.83)

3  NORRIS Justin         AUS        80      2:00.91   (0.74)

4  BOVELL George         TRI        83      2:01.50   (0.83)

5  MORI Takahiro         JPN        80      2:01.54   (0.67)

5  MIKI Jiro             JPN        83      2:01.54   (0.70)

7  BOGGIATTO Alessio     ITA        81      2:01.76   (0.81)

8  MYDEN Curtis          CAN        73      2:02.42   (0.79)

July 26, 2001

TRINIDAD'S BOVELL 4TH IN 200 M IM