Mark Foster (swimmer)

Mark Foster

Foster in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Mark Andrew Foster
National team	Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Born	(1970-05-12) 12 May 1970 (age 54) Billericay, England
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Butterfly
Club	University of Bath SC
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Great Britain Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships (LC) 0 1 1 World Championships (SC) 6 4 3 European Championships (LC) 0 1 3 European Championships (SC) 11 6 7 Commonwealth Games 2 1 5 Total 19 13 19 World Championships (LC) 2003 Barcelona 50 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 50 m butterfly World Championships (SC) 1993 Palma 50 m freestyle 1999 Hong Kong 50 m freestyle 1999 Hong Kong 50 m butterfly 2000 Athens 50 m freestyle 2000 Athens 50 m butterfly 2004 Indianapolis 50 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 50 m freestyle 2002 Moscow 50 m freestyle 2004 Indianapolis 50 m butterfly 2008 Manchester 50 m freestyle 1993 Palma 4×100 m medley 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m medley 2002 Moscow 50 m butterfly European Championships (LC) 1997 Seville 50 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m medley 1999 Istanbul 50 m butterfly 2000 Helsinki 50 m butterfly European Championships (SC) 1992 Espoo 50 m butterfly 1996 Rostock 50 m freestyle 1996 Rostock 50 m butterfly 1998 Sheffield 50 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 50 m freestyle 2000 Valencia 50 m butterfly 2003 Dublin 50 m freestyle 2003 Dublin 50 m butterfly 2004 Vienna 50 m freestyle 2004 Vienna 50 m butterfly 2005 Trieste 50 m freestyle 1998 Sheffield 50 m butterfly 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m freestyle 2000 Valencia 50 m freestyle 2001 Antwerp 50 m butterfly 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m medley 2005 Trieste 50 m butterfly 1992 Espoo 50 m freestyle 1996 Rostock 4×50 m medley 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m medley 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m medley 2000 Valencia 4×50 m freestyle 2005 Trieste 4×50 m medley 2005 Trieste 4×50 m freestyle Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria 50 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 50 m freestyle 1990 Auckland 4×100 m freestyle 1986 Edinburgh 4×100 m freestyle 1990 Auckland 50 m freestyle 1994 Victoria 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 50 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 50 m butterfly

Mark Andrew Foster (born 12 May 1970) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and world championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. Foster is a former world champion and won multiple medals in international competition during his long career. He competed primarily in butterfly and freestyle at 50 metres.

Foster is a specialist short-course (25 metre pool) swimmer. In terms of medals and longevity (1986–2008), he is amongst the most successful British swimmers of all time. He was the fastest swimmer in the country by age 15. He made a comeback at the national championships in July 2007 winning both events he competed in after barely training.^[1] He achieved the fifth best time in 2007 in the world at 50 metres freestyle^{[citation needed]} and retired for the second time after the 2008 Olympics. He has six World Championship titles, two Commonwealth titles and eleven European titles to his name.^[2]