LONDON (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago's George Bovell turned on the afterburners to win the opening round of the men's 50 metres freestyle at the London Olympics on Thursday.
The 29-year-old powered his way down the pool in 21.77 seconds to win his morning heat and advance to the semi-finals as the fastest of the 16 qualifiers.
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