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Mark Spitz - Famous US Swimmer Legend

Mark Spitz is the greatest swimmer for quite along time. Famous swimmer Mark Spitz achieves that acknowledgment after winning 7 gold medals in one single Olympics game at the 1972 Munich Olympics. You can relive that moment at the IOC Multimedia Gallery. Anyway his long time 7 gold medals record has finally been broken by Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. You can check out below for more on Mark Spitz biography, gold medals pictures and gallery, and his latest news.

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Latest Mark Spitz News 

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JJ's good but not the best athlete
Because Mark Spitz accomplished the ultimate athletic achievement, winning seven swimming gold medals at the Summer Olympics -- a mark that stood until ...
'Stardust' memories: Bowie reconsidered
?Ziggy Stardust could not have enjoyed the same impact in the sixties,? writes the music journalist Mark Spitz in his newly released Bowie: A Biography. ...
Calling all Boy Scouts
Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Jimmy Buffett, Walter Cronkite, and Mark Spitz may appear to have few things in common. But one thing that unites this elite ...
TO has a plan for post-football life
Mark Spitz recently recalled a conversation he had with a Russian swim coach at the 1972 Summer Olympics. After Spitz completed training the night before ...

Mark Spitz Biography And Profile 

The following is Mark Spitz biography, his sports profile and career achievement.

Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is a retired American swimmer. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, an achievement surpassed only by Michael Phelps who won eight golds at the 2008 Olympics. Between 1968 and 1972, Spitz won nine Olympic golds plus a silver and a bronze, five Pan American golds, 31 US Amateur Athletic Union titles and eight US National Collegiate Athletic Association titles. During those years, he set 33 world records.International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame He was named World Swimmer of the Year in 1969, 1971 and 1972.

Mark Spitz Videos 

Enjoy a few Mark Spitz videos with some highlights of his swimming in the pool.
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Mark Spitz - Munich 1972

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Mark Spitz Talks About the Oly...

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Mark Spitz @ AARP: "I'm glad ...

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Michael Phelps Vs Mark Spitz

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More On Mark Spitz Gold Medals Stories 

Michael Phelps “8 Gold” Poster (2008), Mark Spitz “7 Gold” Poster ...
Fans of the now-legendary Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will be thrilled to know that the instant-classic Sports Illustrated cover of August 25, 2008 is being published as a gallery-quality 18?x24? poster for your wall (pre-ordering ...
Shaping Youth » Using Media to Inspire All Ages: Lia Neal to Dara ...
Visual Credits: Lia Neal: NYTimes/Ruth Fremson; Natalie Coughlin: AP Photo/Nati Harnick; Mark Spitz: Gold Medal Greats.com; Dara Torres: USAToday Photo w/Tessa by Eliot J. Schechter, AP Photo of win by Mark J. Terrill ...
Obsidian Wings: More on the Apolitical Front
But I remember someone pointing out that Mark Spitz's gold medal times wouldn't even qualify him for the Olympics. Now, I worry we are getting to the point where his times wouldn't even get him on the high school swim club. ...
Michael Phelps Diet: Pasta and Pizza helping him win gold : In ...
In his bid to beat Mark Spitz's gold medal record, Phelps is also trying to get a little bit extra time in bed. Michael has been grabbing at least an extra half hour in bed in the morning; well it seems to be working. ...

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Today's lessons
She said that I moved like a ?torpedo? and that I reminded her of Mark Spitz (apparently a famous swimmer). LOL! Me thinks her swim goggles were a bit fogged up! Last night I found out that one of our friends is ?tight? with the local ...
My Name
Then there was a famous swimmer called Mark Spitz. The name mark was my name and many men had it, I was facinated by what came out. Also I don't see how someone can make fun of Mark, it's so short that it impossible to make fun of. ...
my encounter with a “champion”
with roughly 60 young swimmers waiting to meet probably the second most famous swimmer of all time, there was a sense of excitement thinking about what advice he could give us and how he would undoubtedly impact our swimming careers. ...

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