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 ...

By now, you have looked away. For two weeks you thought the Olympics was a banquet for national morale, but in sport’s great ...

Great athletes have been born all across America. Serena Williams may have gotten her start on tennis courts in Compton, but ...

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Before Michael Phelps came along, Spitz was America’s greatest swimmer. His Olympic career started with two gold medals in ...

The United States quickly pulled swimmer Mark Spitz — who had won seven gold medals, a record that would remain unbroken until Michael Phelps’s eight in the 2008 Beijing Olympics — out of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Steve Gregg, a Tatnall graduate who became one of the world’s top swimmers, died at his home in Charleston, South Carolina, ...

HATING defeat was one of the traits American swim legend Mark Spitz emphasised when he met the club's leadership group on Tuesday ... He shared his own experiences with the players and how he overcame ...