Mark Bernett
Head Coach 541-317-8462
Mark has been the Head Coach of the Bend Swim Club since 1984.
In the past 26 years, Mark has grown the program from 30 swimmers
to over 150. The Bend Swim Club is year in and year out
one of the top three programs in the state from top to bottom.
Mark grew up in Portland, competing for the Mt. Park Aquatic Club
and Multnomah Athletic Club, and graduated from Jesuit High school
in 1977. Mark received his BA in biology from the University of
Oregon in 1983, and stayed on at the U of O, where he served as an
assistant coach for two years. While at Oregon, Mark had the
opportunity to work with several swimmers who qualified for the
NCAA D-1 Championships. As a swimmer at the University of Oregon,
Mark competed primarily if the butterfly and individual medley
events, qualifying for the US Nationals in the 100yd fly and 200
IM.
During his tenure in Bend, Mark has been selected Oregon Swimming
Inc. Coach of the Year six times. His athletes have been selected
Oregon swimmer of the Year 6 times as well. He had swimmers compete
at the Olympic Trials in 1992, 2000, 2004 & 2008, and at the US
Nationals nearly every year since 1988. Mark has had athletes
selected to the US National "B" Team, US National Junior Team and
several National Select Camps. Over the past 25 years in
Bend, Mark has had over 50 swimmers qualify for
National level competition, with 25 of them having competed at
the USA Senior Nationals.
Mark has also served in the Oregon Swimming Inc. Board of
Directors, as the Coaches Representative, Administrative Vice
President, Senior swimming Chair, Technical Planning Chairman and
Board of review. Mark likes to play golf and fish in his spare
time. Mark has three dogs, Alice, Oden and Serena.
