Mark Versfeld

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Medal record
Mark Versfeld
Men's Swimming
Competitor for Canada
World Championships - Long Course
Silver	1998 Perth	100m Backstroke
Bronze	1998 Perth	200m Backstroke
World Championships (SC)
Silver	1999 Hong Kong	200m Backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver	1999 Sydney	4x100m Medley
Silver	1997 Fukuoka	200m Backstroke
Bronze	1997 Fukuoka	100m Backstroke
Bronze	1997 Fukuoka	4x100m Medley
Pan American Games
Bronze	1999 Winnipeg	4x100m Medley

Mark Versfeld (born June 13, 1976 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country from 1995 to 2001. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia he finished in 25th position in the Men's 100m Backstroke. He won the same event and the 200m Backstroke two years earlier, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the 1998 Aquatic World Championships in Perth, Australia he won a silver in the 100 backstroke and bronze in the 200m backstroke, breaking a Commonwealth Record in the process. He was named Canadian Male Aquatic Athlete of the Year in 1998.