Mark Warkentin (born November 14, 1979) is an American open water swimmer and swimming coach.
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| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 14, 1979 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Barbara Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After graduating from San Marcos High School in 1998, Warkentin attended the University of Southern California, from which he graduated in 2003 with a degree in communication. While a Trojan, he was a four-time All-American. He was also awarded USC's Willis Award as a freshman.
Warkentin qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing following his performance at the 2008 Open Water World Championships. In the lead-up to the Games he was noted by Time as one of its "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch."[1] He is a two-time national champion in the open water 25-kilometer, the longest sanctioned race in the sport.[2] The open water event at the Olympics was a 10-kilometer race, which typically lasts around two hours.[3] Warkentin finished in eighth place with a time of 1:52:13.0,[4] just twenty-one seconds behind winner Maarten van der Weijden.[5] Warkentin became head coach of the Santa Barbara Swim Club on December 1, 2012, returning to lead his childhood team.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Goodgame, Clayton (July 24, 2008), 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch - 45. Mark Warkentin, Time, archived from the original on July 27, 2008, retrieved August 9, 2008
- ^ Zant, John (July 12, 2007), Mark Warkentin's Open-Ocean Quest for the Beijing Olympics, Santa Barbara Independent, retrieved August 9, 2008
- ^ Niyo, John (August 7, 2008), Unique sports, The Detroit News, retrieved August 9, 2008
- ^ Olympics, Open Water: Maarten van der Weijden Survives Leukemia to Claim Men's 10K Gold, Swimming World Magazine, August 20, 2008, archived from the original on July 4, 2013, retrieved August 22, 2008
- ^ Van der Weijden wins swimming marathon, United Press International, August 20, 2008, retrieved August 22, 2008
References
editExternal links
edit- Mark Warkentin at World Aquatics
- Mark Warkentin at Olympics.com
- Mark Warkentin at Olympedia
- Mark Warkentin at USA Swimming (archived June 2, 2021)
- Mark Warkentin at Team USA (archive June 3, 2021)
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