| Place Of Birth | Billericey, England |
| Residence | Bath, England |
| Occupation | Swimmer |
| Coach | Colin Jackson |
| Influential Person | Family and friends |
| Idol | Colin Jackson and Steven Redgrave |
| Recent Results | World Short Course Championships (2004)
Gold in the 50m Freestyle (21.58)
Silver in the 50m Butterfly (23.22)
European Short Course Championships (2004)
Gold in the 50m Freestyle (21.50) |
Commonwealth
Games History | Manchester 2002
Bronze in the 50m Freestyle (22.47)
Bronze in the 50m Butterfly (24.11)
Kuala Lumpur 1998
Gold in the 50m Freestyle (22.58)
Victoria 1994
Gold in the 50m Freestyle (23.12)
9th in the 100m Freestyle (51.67)
Bronze in the 4x100m Freestyle relay (3:22.61)
Auckland 1990
Bronze in the 50m Freestyle (23.16)
Silver in the 4x100m Freestyle relay (3:22.61)
Edinburgh 1986
18th in the 100m Freestyle (52.18)
Bronze in the 4x100m Freestyle relay (3:25.01) |
Olympic
Games History | Athens 2004
did not compete
Sydney 2000
7th in the 50m Freestyle (22.87)
Atlanta 1996
16th in the 50m Freestyle (23.01)
Barcelona 1992
6th in the 50m Freestyle (22.52)
Seoul 1988
22nd in the 50m Freestyle (23.51) |
| Other | Mark believes his finest sporting moments have been carrying the flag at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, and coming third in the 50m Freestyle at the 1990 Commonwealth Games - his first international medal.
According to Mark, his toughest opponent is Alex Popov, who he has never beaten in a long course event.
He says his biggest disappointment in sport was not being selected for the 2004 Olympics.
In his lengthy career, Mark has held seven world records, seven European records, nine Commonwealth records, and 18 British records.
Mark also swam in the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, winning a Bronze medal in the 4x100m Freestyle event. That makes six Commonwealth games in a row that he has won a medal in. |