George Bovell on Free-Diving & Twitter @GeorgeBovell

4-time Olympian Bovell loving swimming more through free-diving & social media.

Narita Hits 4:36.03 400 IM, Honda Clocks 1:54.68 200 Fly At Kanagawa Tune-Up Meet

17-year-old Mio Narita logged a winningtime of 4:36.03 en route to winning 400m IM gold at the 10th Summer Challange Meet in Kanagawa, Japan.

Dawson Takes 100 Back, Shanahan Puts Up Speedy 400 IM At Scottish Championships

27-year-old Olympian Kathleen Dawson won the women’s 100m backstroke on day two of the 2024 Scottish Open Swimming Championships.

Hear From Bob Bowman, Carson Foster, and Others During Pre-Olympic Press Conference at Texas

“It’s the best staff in the world, in my opinion, collectively,” Bowman said of the U.S. Olympic coaching staff led by Anthony Nesty and Todd DeSorbo.

Marks, Pagonis Break Americas Records on Final Night of U.S. Paralympic Trials

Elizabeth Marks lowered the Americas record in the women’s 50 freestyle S6 to 33.13 in prelims before winning the final in 33.30.

Here’s What You Missed at Club Meets Across the Country During the U.S. Olympic Trials

At last week’s Shark Open in Sarasota, Florida, Cobe Hehenberger broke into the top-10 NAG rankings with a huge lifetime best in the 800-meter freestyle.

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Eric Teske

12 years ago

Fascinating story!

S.ANGEL

12 years ago

Who cares your my Angel

completelyconquered

12 years ago

Yeah, it’s just a picture. Is there a video?

Jimmer

12 years ago

I can’t see the video…

nostradamus

12 years ago

bovell is now a top 10 favorite swimmer of mine. what a badass.

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12 years ago

Hey all – video should be fixed. Check it out.

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Gold Medal Mel Stewart

MEL STEWART Jr., aka Gold Medal Mel, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly. As a writer/producer and sports columnist, Mel has contributed to Yahoo Sports, Universal Sports, …

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