Mark Stockwell

Mark Stockwell

Personal information
Full name	Marcus William Stockwell
Nickname(s)	"Mark"
Nationality	Australia
Born	5 July 1963 (1963-07-05) (age 48) Queensland, Australia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	88 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
College team	University of Florida
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  Australia Olympic Games Silver 1984 Los Angeles 100 m freestyle Silver 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m freestyle Bronze 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m medley Pan Pacific Games Bronze 1985 Tokyo 50 m freestyle

Marcus William "Mark" Stockwell (born 5 July 1963) is a former Australian sprint freestyle swimmer. Stockwell won three medals in freestyle swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Stockwell claimed a silver medal in the 100-metre freestyle behind American swimmer Rowdy Gaines after a controversial incident involving the starter. Gaines' coach, Richard Quick, was aware of starter Frank Silvestri's tendency to pull the trigger immediately as the swimmers mounted the blocks. Gaines managed to gain around a metre's start on the remainder of the unaware field, and this was enough, as he held Stockwell off to claim the gold by 0.44 of a second. Stockwell and the Australian Olympic Federation lodged an official protest, but to no avail.

Stockwell, along with teammates Greg Fasala, Neil Brooks and Michael Delany, picked up another silver medal in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay, just 0.63 of a second behind the world-record-breaking Americans. He also teamed up with Mark Kerry, Peter Evans and Glenn Buchanan, swimming the freestyle leg to win a bronze medal in the 4x100-metre medley relay.

By the time the 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Stockwell had fallen back from his feats in Los Angeles. He claimed the 100-metre freestyle silver behind Fasala, and a gold in the 4x100-metre relay. It was his last international competition for Australia.

Stockwell attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where he swam for coach Randy Reese's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition in 1985. While attending the university, he dated his future wife, Tracy Caulkins, who was also a Gator swimmer. Stockwell and Caulkins had met in the warm-up pool at the 1984 Olympics.

He currently lives in Brisbane, Australia with his wife, American three-time Olympic gold medalist Tracy Caulkins, and their four children.

See also

	Biography portal
	Olympics portal
	Swimming portal

• Florida Gators
• List of University of Florida Olympians

References

• sports-reference
• Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 409. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8. 

Persondata
Name	Stockwell, Mark
Alternative names	Stockwell, Marcus William; Stockwell, Marcus W.
Short description	college swimmer, Australian international swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
Date of birth	5 July 1963
Place of birth	Queensland, Australia
Date of death
Place of death