Mark Warnecke (born 15 February 1970 in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former breaststroke swimmer who, at age 35, won the world title in the 50 m breaststroke at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. That made him the oldest swimming world champion since 1971. He started for the German swimming club SG Essen. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, where he was a member of the 4×100 m medley relay team, that finished in fourth position. Eight years later he won the bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. See also List of German records in swimming World record progression 50 metres breaststroke References External links Personal website 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Bochum German male swimmers German male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Germany Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming German racing drivers Porsche Supercup drivers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century German people 21st-century German people Engstler Motorsport drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers