Mark Spitz, considered the swiftest swimmer of all time, made his big splash during the 1972 Olympics, becoming the first athlete to win seven gold medals in an Olympiad. His performances were ...

However, Dressel can catch another American swimming legend — Mark Spitz. The former USA star is known for his historic showing at the 1972 Olympics where he won seven gold medals. It was a ...

American swimmer champion Mark Spitz in action during the Olympic 200m Butterfly final event on August 31, 1972, in Munich, where he captured seven swimming gold medals (100m, 200m, 4x100m ...

Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning Olympic gold medals for the United States — there was Tarzan. Yes Tarzan, the fictional literary and film character who was raised by apes ...

On your mark, get set, go! Immediately after hearing the instructional phrase yelled out across the makeshift training ...

An Olympic Games that should have been remembered for the remarkable achievement of America's Mark Spitz, winner of a record seven gold medals in the pool, or Olga Korbut, the tiny Soviet gymnast ...

One thing to know: Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, winning 28 medals during his career, 23 of them gold. At the Beijing Games, Phelps broke fellow American Mark Spitz's ...

Bolt had to forfeit a gold medal he won as part of a relay in the ... Look at a photo of swimmer Mark Spitz from the 1972 Olympics, and you’ll see the difference: no goggles, no cap, no state ...

With her final swim of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Katie Ledecky draped herself in one of the most significant gold medals in the history of the Olympics. Ledecky won the women’s 800m freestyle, ...