Mark Treffers
Mark Ferdinand Treffers (born 16 December 1953) is a former swimming representative from New Zealand and 1974 Commonwealth Games gold medalist who specialised in long distance freestyle and medley races.[1]
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| Full name | Mark Ferdinand Treffers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1953 Invercargill, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Wharenui Swimming Club, Christchurch | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was born in Invercargill and was taught to swim at the Waverly Swimming Club before moving to Christchurch to train at the Wharenui Swim Club under legendary New Zealand coach Pic Parkhouse.[2]
Personal Life
Treffers studied law at the University of Canterbury while training for the Commonwealth Games before becoming a lawyer in Australia after retiring from swimming. [3]
Marks son Ben Treffers represented Australia in swimming, winning a gold medal in the 50m Backstroke at the 2014 Glasglow Commonwealth Games.
Mark Treffers Drive in New Brighton and Treffers Road in Wigram are named after him.
References
- sports-reference.com - Mark Treffers
- Cousins, John (18 January 2017). "Commonwealth Games coaching legend Pic Parkhouse dies". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- Smith, Tony (29 January 2014). "The day a fired-up Parkhouse struck gold". Stuff. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ""Swimming." Times, 6 Aug. 1970, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
- ""Swimming." Times, 10 Aug. 1970, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.