21 Facts About Mark Stockwell

Mark William Stockwell was born on 5 July 1963 and is an Australian former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic silver medallist.

Mark Stockwell was born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of Bill and Necia Mark Stockwell.

Mark Stockwell is a 1980 graduate of St Laurence's College, a Roman Catholic boys' high school in Brisbane.

Mark Stockwell was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 1982 to 1984, and again in 1987.

Mark Stockwell undertook commerce and engineering studies at the University of Queensland, and economics coursework at the Australian National University.

Mark Stockwell attended the University of Florida in the United States.

Mark Stockwell won three medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Video of the event confirmed that Mark Stockwell had not been set when the starter pulled the trigger.

Mark Stockwell was the only Australian athlete to win three Olympic medals in 1984.

Mark Stockwell won three Southeastern Conference titles, and received All-American honours in each of the three events.

Mark Stockwell followed his Olympic performance with a bronze medal for his third-place finish in the 50-metre freestyle, and a fourth in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1985 Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo.

Mark Stockwell married American swimmer Tracy Caulkins, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, in 1991 in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.

Mark Stockwell received an Australian Sports Medal for his swimming achievements in 2000, and was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame in 2009.

Mark Stockwell serves on the board of directors of the Australian Sports Commission, and is the deputy chairman of the board.

Mark Stockwell is the chairman of the Australian Sports Foundation, a non-profit company that raises money for Australian sport projects.

Mark Stockwell previously served as the chairman of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, having led the committee through its successful application process, but was sacked by Campbell Newman.

Mark Stockwell is the chairman of Trade and Investment Queensland, the Queensland state government's foreign investment and export program, and a former national boardmember and Queensland division past president of the Property Council of Australia.

Mark Stockwell is the past chairman and a trustee of the St Laurence's Old Boys' Foundation, which funds need-based scholarships for boys whose families cannot otherwise afford the tuition and fees at his alma mater, St Laurence's College.

Mark Stockwell is a Trustee of the Stockwell Foundation, a charitable organisation established by him and his wife to benefit at-risk children.

Mark Stockwell ran in the election for the presidency of the Australian Olympic Committee, in the race to succeed John Coates in April 2022, but lost to Ian Chesterman.

Mark Stockwell is a supporter of the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia.