I couldn't beat Michael Phelps. A couple of years ago, I was racing against him and it just kinda dawned on me during the race that there was no chance I was gonna beat this guy. And so I said, if you can't beat him, find a race that he won't swim.

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List of University of Southern California people


Notes. Warkentin finiMark Warkentind in eighth place with a time of 1:52:13. 0 just twenty-one seconds behind winner Maarten van der Weijden.

Warkentin finiMark Warkentind in eighth place with a time of 1:52:13. Warkentin became head coach of the Santa Barbara Swim Club on December 1 2012 returning to lead his childhood team.