Mark Warkentin

Mark Warkentin, American Olympian

Go to the gear by Olympic swimmers Mark Warkentin, Larsen Jensen and Klete Keller at the 2008 USA Olympic Swim Team training camp at Stanford University

Mark Warkentin (born November 14, 1979) is an Olympic open water swimmer from Santa Barbara, California, USA. He is currently coaching in his hometown of Santa Barbara.

Swimming Highlights

• 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 awarded USC's Willis Award as a freshman.
• He is the founder and head coach of the Santa Barbara Open Water Swim Camp held in Santa Barbara, California.
• He won the 8-mile Boston Light Swim in Massachusetts.
• He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing following his performance at the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships.
• In the lead-up to the Games he was noted by Time as one of its "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch."
• He is a two-time national champion while representing the Santa Barbara Swim Club under Head Coach John Dussliere in the 25 km marathon swim, the longest sanctioned race in USA Swimming.
• At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Warkentin finished in 8th place with a time of 1:52:13.0, 21 seconds behind gold medalist Maarten van der Weijden.
• He was just barely touched-out by Maarten van der Weijden for the gold medal in the 25 km 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Sevilla, Spain.
• He was 4th in the 25 km race at the 2007 FINA World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
• He competed in the 10 September 2009 Manhattan Challenge Swim against 4-time Olympian Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria.

External links

• Will the 25K Race At FINA World Championships Be Cancelled?
• Will the 25K Race At FINA World Championships Be Cancelled?
• Manhattan Mano-a-Mano: Mark Warkentin vs Petar Stoychev
• The Special Race Of Rondi Davies Around Manhattan Island
• How High Is Your Navigational IQ In The Open Water?
• Manhattan Mano-a-Mano: Mark Warkentin vs Petar Stoychev At MIMS On WOWSA Live
• Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History – The Unprecedented Olympic Victory
• Passionate, Professional: Dr. Cecil Gordon On The Side Of Swimmers
• Evan Morrison Swims From Dark Place To Dark Place
• Finishing With A Victory Pose
• Open Water Swimming Camp Headed By Olympian Mark Warkentin
• Castaic Lake Welcomes The Best America Has To Offer
• The All-time Winners Of The Faros Maratón
• Olympian Mark Warkentin On WOWSA Live
• Mark Warkentin On Being An Olympian
• The California Open Water Swimming Oasis
• Bonking In The Open Water
• Fibonacci Swimming Sets
• Fantastically Fast Freestyle With Friends
• Swimming The Race Of Your Life - Mark Warkentin
• Mark Warkentin on Open Water Source
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Association
• Eric Nilsson Faces Wind, Whitecaps To Win Boston Light Swim
• Mark's Mission, Olympic 10K Race Analysis
• It's An Uphill Battle: Tough Pool Training
• Where Are They Now?
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Lifesavers From Thailand To St. Kilda
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• Marathon Swimming
• Olympic 10K Marathon Swimming