Swimmer Mark Spitz, then an 18-year-old high school graduate from Santa Clara, Calif., returned from the 1968 Olympics with two gold medals, one silver and one bronze—and a feeling of failure. Goaded ...
With the Pan American Games scheduled to start this weekend, it seemed like an appropriate time to feature the launch of a legend. At the 1967 edition of the Pan Am Games, Mark Spitz made his name ...
At Munich 1972 American swimming legend Mark Spitz won 7 Olympic gold medals setting world records in each of his races with no goggle, no cap and a simple speedo. At the 2025 Canadian Swimming Trials ...