Mark Andrews (swimmer)

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Mark Andrews
Personal information
Full nameMark Andrews
National teamFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1965-08-09) August 9, 1965 (age 59)
Toronto, Ontario
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
College team University of Calgary
Louisiana State University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis 100 m freestyle

Mark Andrews (born August 9, 1965) is a former competitive freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

In Seoul, Andrews finished in 15th position in the 50-metre freestyle, and in ninth place with the men's 4x100-metre freestyle relay team. He also swam for Trinidad in the 1987 Pan American Games and won a bronze medal in the 100-metre freestyle, and took the NCAA Freestyle title for Louisiana State University in 1988. His fastest 50-yard freestyle was 19.57 seconds.

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