Open Answers From Mark Warkentin

Olympic Team Training Camp

Stanford  ⋅  Palo Alto, CA, US  ⋅  Jul 12 2008 - Jul 12 2008  |   Coverage created by Madhu Venkatesan


   [ Add Photos ]   [ Add Videos ]


Get the Flash Player to see this player.
Email: Email FriendEmbed: URL: 

About Mark Warkentin 



Enter Your Name

or Login Here
No HTML please
Please enter this code to post comment. Login to skip Captcha.
captcha img

Garry Schmidt posted August 4 at 11:33am.
Mark, are you by any chance, the son of John Warkentin who once lived in India as a child. If so, I was a very close friend of your uncle, Paul, and know you family.
Dave S posted July 30 at 7:06am.
Can somebody explain the game of Bean? I have no idea what he is talking about.

If you listen closely to Mark he exhibits the classic distance swimmer mentality - you do it because youre good at it and you learn to love it even though it isnt as popular as sprint or shorter events. Way to go, Mark. Best wishes in Beijing.
laurenish posted July 28 at 6:34pm.
Great interview Garrett, Mark is a very insightful and interesting man.

He is spot on about LaTourette. He is the future of American distance swimming. Traditional and open water, if he chooses to be.
Best of luck to Mark in Beijing.
Trent Staley posted July 23 at 1:10pm.
I love that "bean" is a constant part of floswimming.
Swim Gal posted July 21 at 6:57pm.
i am 14 and i still have what my coach calls a stevie wonder head becuase i look from side to side
i only can keep it still in warmdown
Josh posted July 19 at 6:58pm.
Isn't this the "self proclaimed king of The BEAN"?
ahelee posted July 19 at 5:35pm.
Need to clip out the final 2 - 1/2 minutes of this interview where Mark speaks about how to build USA Open Water Swimming... and post it so people view it before tuning out over all the bean commentary!
Mark is right on here with his vision.

Every open water swim I have attended this Summer in SoCal showcases a herd of young Mission Viejo kids racing any distance offered - from 500 meters to the 5K - and they are FAST!
We're all so psyched that you hung in there Mark working so hard. And now you have earned the opportunity to represent California - oh and yes - THE USA!
Good luck in Beijing!
Matthew posted July 19 at 11:02am.
sup mark
M posted July 19 at 1:03am.
well spoken
Swimmer posted July 19 at 1:03am.
good stuff
Mitch posted July 18 at 10:13pm.
whoa, bean in open water would be ridiculous
Usctrojan posted July 18 at 10:06pm.
Mark Schubert should be outspoken about bean.
Dude posted July 18 at 6:49pm.
i have a fever....and the only cure is more bean
Monkey posted July 18 at 5:42pm.
enough of bean already...

Open Answers From Mark Warkentin

Before he hit the open water, Mark trained at USC with names like Vendt, Bridgewater, Keller, and Krayzelburg. Intense practices with these guys shaped him as a competitor, and a bean master.
July 18, 2008
Rate this Video
3.9/5 (19 votes cast)