Mark Tewksbury

: January 5, 2024
: Swimmer

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Full Name	Mark Tewksbury
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Feb 7, 1968(1968-02-07)
Age	56
Birthplace	Calgary
Country	Canada
Birth City	Alberta
Horoscope	Aquarius

Mark Tewksbury Biography

Name	Mark Tewksbury
Birthday	Feb 7
Birth Year	1968
Place Of Birth	Calgary
Home Town	Alberta
Birth Country	Canada
Birth Sign	Aquarius

Mark Tewksbury is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on February 7, 1968 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Mark Tewksbury, MSM (born 7 February 1968) is a Canadian former swimmer in competitions. He is most well-known for his Gold medal for the 100m backstroke during the 1992 Summer Olympics. Also, he hosted the inaugural series of How It’s Made, a Canadian documentary series in 2001.

The year 1993 was the first time Tewksbury along with Mark Leduc both made appearances on the show to discuss their homosexuality to CBC Radio series The Inside Track for “The Last Closet”, the special episode on homophobia in sports since neither of them was prepared to openly declare their sexuality in the moment, both of the interviews were conducted anonymously and then recorded with voice filters. Then, in December of 1998 Tewksbury was officially declared gay. He later was denied a six-figure contract motivational speaker due to the fact that the contract was deemed “too openly gay.”

After retirement, Tewksbury received a number of high-profile endorsement deals and worked as an athlete representative with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a position from which he resigned in disenchantment in 1998, accusing the IOC of rampant corruption. He was also part of the group of former Olympic athletes that was pushing for the resignation of IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch. Only months after the scandal surrounding the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic winter Games broke, Tewksbury became prominent around the world as a critic of the IOC and demanded reforms to the system.

Tewksbury became a prominent advocate for gay rights and gay causes in Canada and the world. On May 16, 2003, Tewksbury joined the board of directors for the 2006 World Outgames in Montreal and was named co-president. He was a panelist at the 2003 National Gay and Lesbian Athletics Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on a panel of LGBT Olympians that also included rower Harriet Metcalf and high jumper Brian Marshall.

As of Barcelona, Tewksbury was ranked as the fourth best swimmer in the world. the majority of pundits chose one the most powerful American swimmers to take home gold. American Jeff Rouse, world record holder for the 100m backstroke had beat Tewksbury in the 1991 Pan Pacific Games and 1991 World Aquatics Championships the prior year, and was predicted to win the gold medal. With his world-class start and his underwater skills, Rouse raced with a strong lead and leaving Tewksbury to catch up every lap. Tewksbury passed Rouse in the final lap of the race winning over Rouse by a fraction of a second. American by only six hundredths of an inch. This was the same margin of victory Rouse had beaten Tewksbury prior to the race at the World Championships. Tewksbury believed that he used visualization during his training to boost self-confidence and calmness during the last few minutes prior to his Olympic final.

Mark Tewksbury Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Swimmer
House	Living in own house.

Mark Tewksbury is one of the richest Swimmer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Tewksbury 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tewksbury’s gold-medal was Canada’s first gold medal at the Barcelona games , and also it was the first Canadian gold medal in swimming since the communist- controlled 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles. Tewksbury also took home bronze at the relay competition in Barcelona. He was featured on an appearance on the cover Time magazine. He was admitted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame as well as The Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame and was named Canada’s Male Athlete of the Year. Following Barcelona, he retired from swimming. Barcelona Olympics, Tewksbury retired from swimming.

He participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, and took home an Olympic silver medal while part of the Canada’s team relay. In the past, he was regarded as one of the best backstrokers worldwide. Never a good swimmer below the water He was unrivaled on the surface. However when the importance of swimming in the water below became more prominent, the ranking of Tewksbury dropped.

Tewksbury was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division) in 1993 for being a “motivational speaker and a gifted athlete.”

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During the 2008 Summer Olympics, Tewksbury served as CBC Sports’ swimming analyst alongside play-by play announcer Steve Armitage.

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Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Mark Tewksbury celebrates birthday on February 7 of every year.

On August 5, 2010, he was named the chef de mission of the 2012 Canadian Summer Olympic team.