Mark Gangloff

Mark Daniel Gangloff (born June 8, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer for Auburn University, and was an Olympic gold medalist as a breaststroker in the 4x100 medley relay in both the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is a former world and American record holder, and has coached swimming as an Assistant at Auburn, in age group competition for SwimMAC Carolina, and in the collegiate ranks for the University of Missouri Tigers and the University of North Carolina Tarheels.

Auburn University

He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Auburn University, where he swam for the Auburn Tigers swimming and diving team in NCAA competition under Head Coach David Marsh from 2001 to 2005, serving as a Captain in his senior year.

International competition highlights In international competition, Gangloff swam in three Pan-American Games, taking 400 medley relay golds in 2003 and 2007. He had a first place medal in 2003 in the 100 breaststroke, and in 1999 captured a third place medal in the 200 breaststroke. Between 2005-2011, he was a gold medalist three times at the Long Course World Championships in the 4x100 medley relay in 2005 in Montreal, in 2009 in Rome, and in 2011 in Shanghai. In the Short Course World Championships, he was a gold medalist in the 4x100 medley relay in 2004 in Indianapolis and 2010 in Dubai.

2008 Beijing Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he again participated in his signature event, the 100-meter breaststroke, and placed eighth in the event final with a time of 1:00.24 with the Japanese, Norwegian, and French teams taking the gold silver and bronze medals.

Beginning in the 2009-10 timeframe and likely beyond, Gangloff swam for SwimMAC Aquatics Carolina, and Auburn Aquatics S.E.

World, American records Gangloff broke the American record in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 59.01 at the U.S. Swimming National Championships in 2009. He set a world record of 3:20.71 in the 4×100 meter medley relay on December 18, 2009 that held through December 20 of that year.

Coaching In his first coaching role, he served voluntarily as an Assistant coach at Auburn, where he had competed. While at Auburn, he learned to teach stroke technique, assist with swimmers' racing strategies and strength training. Eight of his North Carolina swimmers attended the 2024 Paris Olympic trials and four participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics. North Carolina women placed tenth at the NCAA Championships in the 2023-4 season.