Mark Tewksbury

Mark Tewksbury
CC MSM
Personal information
Full nameMark Roger Tewksbury
Born (1968-02-07) February 7, 1968
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamUniversity of Calgary
CoachDeryk Snelling (U. of Calgary)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona 100 m backstroke
1988 Seoul 4×100 m medley
1992 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
1991 Perth 100 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
1987 Brisbane 100 m backstroke
1987 Brisbane 200 m backstroke
1991 Edmonton 100 m backstroke
1991 Edmonton 4x100 m medley
1989 Tokyo 100 m backstroke
Commonwealth Games
1986 Edinburgh 100 m backstroke
1986 Edinburgh 4×100 m medley
1990 Auckland 100 m backstroke
1990 Auckland 4×100 m medley

Mark Roger Tewksbury, CC MSM (born February 7, 1968) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also hosted the first season of How It's Made, a Canadian documentary series, in 2001.

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