OLYMPIC BRONZE medallist, George Bovell III revealed that he is finally back on track and has already resumed his intense training schedule for the forthcoming London 2012 Olympics.
The TT swimmer stated that he was relieved after acquiring positive results from his final Computerised Axial Tomography (CAT) scan last week. “It’s good to be back. The results from the CAT scan showed that my brain is back to normal and I can resume my Olympic training. I am so thankful that I received the all clear to go ahead with my swimming. It’s great to be back in action,” said Bovell III.
The Olympic swimmer is eager to get back to his best but declared that it would be a gradual process. He revealed that training has been going great thus far and his strength and overall physical progress is significantly improving. However, Bovell III hinted that he may return to his full potential in the next seven to ten days.
“I have to go according to how my body feels. And I must say I feel great but I won’t be able to go all the way as yet. It’s a gradual process that my body will have to go through but probably in a week or so and I’ll really be back to animal mode,” Bovell III said.
He continued, “I’m currently training everyday and pushing my body. I’ve been doing a lot of gym work to ensure that my physical ability stays at its best.” He explained that his training schedule will intensify within the coming week. Bovell III currently swims everyday and is hoping to increase the workload.
“I’m training everyday. One swim session per day so far, but I’m making sure that I capitalise on getting involved in other sports to have an all-round enhancement. From next week, I intend to do two swim sessions to get back into my beast mode,” continued Bovell III.
The 2003 Pan American Games double gold medallist divulged that he has been doing a lot of weight and track training, but admitted that he just wanted his body at full strength and is confident that everything would fall into place.
“I’m doing a lot of physical training. It’s where I’m putting all my focus on for now. I’m actually playing basketball right now (Saturday). I have to make sure that my body keeps pumping and in-action.”
Source: www.newsday.co.tt
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh