Career
Strenk represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He swam for the gold medal-winning United States. team in the preliminary heats of the men"s 4×200-meter freestyle relay. After the Olympics, he was a gold medalist in the men"s 400-meter freestyle, 1,500-meter freestyle, and 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1970 World University Games held in Turin, Italy.
Strenk attended the University of Southern California ( University of Southern California), where he swam for the University of Southern California Trojans swimming and diving team
He graduated from University of Southern California with his bachelor"s degree and Phi Beta Kappa honors in 1971, and earned a master"s degree from the University of Würzburg in 1975. He later returned to University of Southern California and completed his doctorate in European history, and served as a lecturer at his alma mater.
Strenk has lectured and written on the impact of international sports on politics and international relations. He served as the historian of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee for the 1984 Summer Olympics.
He now works as an international business and development consultant and is a principal in Strategic Planning Concepts International.