Mark Herring (born 5 December 1984) is an international swimmer and New Zealand Olympiad 1041 who competed for

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, describing it as "a highlight of his swimming career." He competed in the 50 metre and the 100 metre freestyle events at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. He has competed in the

Oceania Swimming Championships The Oceania Swimming Championships are currently held every 2 years, in even years. They are organized by the Oceania Swimming Association, and feature teams representing countries and islands from that region.100 metre freestyle, and 4x100 metere freestyle and has won a total of 7 medals, 3 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze. His father, Colin Herring, had competed for

in two swimming events at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

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New Zealand male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for New Zealand Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people 1984 births 21st-century New Zealand people {{NewZealand-swimming-bio-stub