Olympian Mark Warkentin of Santa Barbara will appear on an upcoming episode of Open Water Wednesday where he shares a variety of interesting observations from the 2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, his 28.5-mile race against the English Channel record holder Petar Stoychev around Manhattan Island and his road back after his un-retirement decision.

Mark and Petar’s mano-a-mano race in New York City can be seen in part here.

He’s a real contender, that is for sure…and provides great insights from an Olympic open water swimmer. Stay tuned.

Photo by Dvorak at the Semana Nautica 3-mile open-water swim in Santa Barbara.

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