Mark Stevens (born 25 March 1975) is an English former competitive swimmer, who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events.[1]
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| Full name | Mark Stevens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1975 Stoke-on-Trent, England, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Cardiff Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swimming career
editHe represented Great Britain in two editions of the Olympic Games, and later earned a total of three medals in freestyle relays at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships and at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. During his sporting career, Stevens trained for the City of Cardiff Swim Club in Cardiff, Wales.[2]
Stevens made his Olympic debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A member of Team GB, he finished eighth in the 4×100 m freestyle relay (3:21.52), and fifth in the 4×200 m freestyle relay (7:18.74).[3][4]
At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Stevens captured two medals each for the English swimming squad: a silver in the 4×200 m freestyle relay (7:23.83), and a bronze in the 4×100 m freestyle relay (3:22.13).
Stevens competed only in the men's 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[5][6][7] Teaming with Paul Belk, Anthony Howard, and Jamaican-based Sion Brinn in heat three, Stevens swam the anchor leg and recorded a split of 50.16, but the Brits missed a chance to reach the top 8 final by 0.35 seconds, finishing in third place and ninth overall from the morning prelims with a time of 3:20.45.[8][9]
He won the 2000 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Stevens". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Bunce, Steve (13 August 2000). "Struggling Stevens up before dawn and bust by dusk". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Cardiff swimmer is Sydney-bound". BBC Sport. 7 August 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Lonsbrough, Anita (31 July 2000). "Swimming: Olympic qualifiers wait for selection decision". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 336. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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