Mark Foster (swimmer)

Mark Foster
Foster in 2005
Personal information
Full nameMark Andrew Foster
National teamGreat Britain and Northern Ireland
Born (1970-05-12) 12 May 1970
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Butterfly
ClubUniversity 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. He achieved the fifth best time in 2007 in the world at 50 metres freestyle 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.