Meet A Gold Medalist Day at WTSC- USA Gold Medalist Mark Gangloff

Breakfast with an Olympian.....

On Saturday October 18th we will have USA's Olympic Gold Medalist Mark Gangloff in to chat with the swimmers as well as National Team Member Kristen Heiss.

Details:

  • From 9 to 11:30AM, Mark will talk with all Crest, Tsunami, and Senior swimmers.
  • Before 9AM, the schedule will look like this:
    • 7 to 9AM- Seniors, Tsunami, and Crest workout
    • 8 to 9AM- Breaker and Whitecap workout
    • Unfortunately, Mark will be unable to talk with our younger swimmers
    • Cost is $15 per swimmer- RSVP just like you do for a meet by clicking here. You will be billed through team account.

 

MARK GANGLOFF

SWIMMER STATS

  • NAME: MARK GANGLOFF
  • DOB: JUNE 8, 1982
  • HOMETOWN: STOW, OHIO
  • BIRTHPLACE: BUFFALO, N.Y.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Won a gold medal as part of the 4x100m medley relay at the 2011 FINA World Championships; also placed sixth in the 50m breast and eighth in the 100m breast ... Second place finisher at the 2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships in the 100m breast … 2009 National Champion in the 100m breast ... 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 400m medley relay (prelims); also placed eighth in the 100m breast ...
member of the American record-breaking 400m medley relay team at 2008 Short Course Worlds ... also won silver in the 50m breast ... member of the gold medal-winning 400m med-relay team at the 2007 Pan American Games ... also won silver in the 100m breast ... 2004 Olympic gold medalist in 400m med-relay(prelims) ... Pan Am Games record-holder in both 100m breast and 400m medley relay
 

OLYMPICS HISTORY

2008: Gold, 400m MR (pr); 8, 100m BR ... 2004: Gold, 400m MR(pr); 4, 100m BR
 

WORLD CHAMPS HISTORY

2011: 6th 50 Br, Gold 4x100 MR ... 2009: Gold, 400m MR (pr); Bronze, 50m BR; 11, 100m BR ... 2005: Gold, 400m MR (pr); Silver, 50m BR; 9, 100m BR
 

PAN AMS HISTORY

2007: Gold, 400m MR; Silver, 100m BR ... 2003: Gold, 100m BR(GR) & 400m MR(GR) ... 1999: Bronze, 200m BR
 

SC WORLDS HISTORY

2004: Gold, 400m MR(pr); 9, 50m BR
 

OLYMPIC TRIALS HISTORY

2012: 5th, 100 Br... 2008: 2, 100m BR ... 2004: 2, 100m BR; 5, 200m BR
 

SHORT COURSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

2008: 2, 100y BR
 

2007 WORLD RANKINGS

1st, 50m BR; 3rd, 100m BR; 87th, 200m BR

 

FUN FACTS

HIGH SCHOOL

Firestone HS '00
 

COLLEGE

Auburn '05
 

COLLEGE MAJOR

Criminology
 

FUTURE PROFESSIONAL ASPIRATIONS

College swim coach
 

JOB OUTSIDE OF SWIMMING

Swim Clinician
 

PARENTS

Ken and Jennifer … father is a machinist, and mother is a receptionist at an oral surgeon’s office
 

SPOUSE

Ashley ... they were married in May 2007 ... Ashley was a diver at Auburn and participated in the 2005 WUGs with USA Diving ... the couple has one daughter who was born in 2009
 

SIBLING(S)

Older sister (Corey) attended Akron University … younger sister (Cindy)
 

STARTED SWIMMING

Age 8
 

SPORTS PLAYED BEFORE SWIMMING

Soccer
 

PET(S)

One dog (Daisy)
 

HOBBIES OUTSIDE THE POOL

Being a dad, golf, ping pong
 

ULTIMATE WAY TO RELAX

Playing the video game “Halo”
 

MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON

Father … “He has always pushed me to be my best.” ... role model: "Coach John Wooden because he is a person I aspire to be like."
 

CHARITIES

Champion2Champion
 

TRAINING STATS

Swims 7,000-8,000 meters per day, 3-5 hours a day, 6 days a week
 

MORE

His dream car is his scooter, a TAZ 150 ... first job was as a paperboy
 

FAVORITES

U.S. city: Atlanta ... int'l destination: Rome ... summer activity: golf ... family tradition: playing cards (euchre) ... music: classic rock, Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan ... movie: Caddy Shack ... tv: Dirty Jobs

 

SWIMMER STATS

  • NAME: KRISTEN HEISS
  • DOB: MAY 12, 1987
  • HOMETOWN: CASPER, WYO.
  • BIRTHPLACE: CASPER, WYO.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Earned a gold medal in the 4x200m free relay, silver medals in the 200m back and 400m free and a bronze medal in the 200m free at the 2009 World University Games ... placed third in the 200y back and 500y free at the 2008 NCAA Championships.

WUGS HISTORY

2009: Gold, 4x200 FR-R; Silver, 200m BK/400m FR; Bronze, 200m FR
 

U.S. NATIONALS HISTORY

2007: 12th, 100 BK; 5th, 200m BK
 

NCAA HISTORY

2007(So): 5, 200y BK/800y FR-R; 11, 400y FR-R; 13, 200y FR; 14, 500y FR
 

NCAA HISTORY

2008 (Jr): 2nd, 800y FR-R; 3rd, 200y BK/500y FR; 14th, 200y FR
 

INTL. RESULTS

2007 Jpn Invite: 10th, 200m BK; 15th, 400m FR; 19th, 100m BK

 

FUN FACTS

HIGH SCHOOL

Kelly Walsh HS '05
 

COLLEGE

Texas A&M '09
 

COLLEGE MAJOR

Finance
 

PARENTS

William and Susan ... Bill ranked first in the world for three years in marathon swimming
 

SIBLING(S)

One brother (Erik)
 

HOBBIES OUTSIDE THE POOL

Reading, skiing, playing the piano, camping, hiking
 

MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON

Parents ... "They have always supported me in everything I have done."
 

FAVORITES

Movie: Legends of the Fall ... tv: the Food Network ... music: Incubus, 3 Days Grace, Tom Petty