T&T swimmer fails to advance
Published:Tuesday | August 12, 2008 | 2:29 PM
Trinidad and Tobago’s Athens hero George Bovell produced a career-best swim but missed out on a semi-final spot in the men’s 100-metre freestyle at the Beijing Olympics last night.
Bovell won his heat in a personal best time of 48.83 seconds but the effort did not make the top 16 for a semi-final spot.
Aruba’s Jan Roodzant also fell below the qualifying mark in the 100-metre freestyle.
Roodzant dominated the second heat to win in 51.69 but did not qualified.
Bermuda’s Roy-Allan Burch finished fifth in heat two in 52 .65 seconds, while Barbadian Terrence Haynes 50.50 was third in heat three.
In tennis, Americans Bob and Mike Bryan outplayed Bahamians Mark Knowles and Devin Mullings 6-2, 6-1 in their men’s doubles first round match at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre.
The 36 year old Knowles, in his fifth Olympics, and the 21 year old Mullings, hardly threatened the five-time Grand champions.
In sailing, the Barbadian Gregory Douglas and Thomas Barrows, of the Virgin Islands, finished among the back-markers after the first two races in Laser.