Top Trinidad and Tobago swimmer George Bovell failed to medal in his last event, finishing in fourth spot in the Men’s 50-metre freestyle on the second and final day of the FINA Swimming World Cup Series in Beijing China, yesterday.
The China leg is also the last leg of the Cup series.
Bovell stopped the clock in 21.19 seconds behind medallists Vladimir Morozov of Russia (20.97),undefeated in this event since the start of the Cup back in August, USA’s Anthony Ervin (21.07) and South Africa’s Roland Schoeman (21.11).
Poland’s Konrad Czerniak (20.47), Brazil’s Nicholas Santos (21.48), Australia’s Tomasso D’osorgna (21.51) and the Netherlands’ Jasper Van Mierlo (21.87) rounded out the final.
Bovell’s 21.19 was his second fastest time on the circuit this year in swimming’s blue riband event, matching his time in Berlin in the second leg; but it fell behind his 20.97 in Eundhoven in the first leg.
The medal count for the 30-year-old Athens Olympic bronze medallist stayed at 13 (one gold, five silver and seven bronze), while his two-year haul at the World Cup stood at 29 medals (ten gold, 12 silver and six bronze) from 31 finals.
Last year, he won 16 medals, (nine gold and seven silver) but 2013 has proved to be more competitive, with the participation of 2013 World Championships Men’s 50m silver medallist Morozov, three-time Olympian from South Africa Schoeman and the 2012 London Olympic Men’s 50 free champion France’s Florent Manaudou.
Bovell is expected to return home for the Christmas holidays before returning to his Michigan base next year to start preparations for the Commonwealth and CAC Games.