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Mark Spitz Biography - Famous American Swimmer Pictures And Videos

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Mark Spitz - American Swimmer Legend

 

Mark Spitz is the greatest swimmer for quite along time. He achieves that acknowledgment after winning 7 gold medals in one single Olympics game at the 1972 Munich Olympics. You can relive that moment here. Is his records going to last for ever. Only time will tell. Maybe 2008 Beijing Olympics will have the answer.

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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, best known for winning seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, an achievement surpassed only when Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the 2008 Olympics. Between 1968 and 1972, Spitz won nine Olympic gold medals, one silver, and one bronze; five Pan American golds; 31 National U.S. Amateur Athletic Union titles; and eight U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships. 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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Michael Phelps Vs Mark Spitz

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Mark Spitz - Olympic Athlete S...

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

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Other Interesting Mark Spitz Links 

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The Official Site of Mark Spitz - MarkSpitzUSA.com

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES Mark Spitz

ESPN Classic - Spitz lived up to enormous expectations

Latest Mark Spitz News 

Check out some latest news on Mark Spitz to stay current with his activities.
New wrinkle: More men are trying Botox
... the product "is certainly not just for women," and a pamphlet features the Olympic gold-medal swimmer Mark Spitz, who started using Botox this year. ...
'Human fish' Alan Ford, 84, world's fastest swimmer in '40s
Thirty-six years before Michael Phelps became the standard-bearer for how fast a human being could move through the water, there was Mark Spitz at the ...
US men take aim at facial wrinkles
But sometimes they are a bit older as in the case of 58-year-old Olympic swimming champion Mark Spitz. The seven-time gold medallist announced this year ...
A look at Pine Crest School's swimming program
By Barbara Hijek and Gail Bulfin | South Florida Sun-Sentinel At 17, Pine Crest swimmer Andy Coan broke Mark Spitz's 100-meter freestyle world record. ...

Latest Blog Posts On Mark Spitz 

Mark Spitz Needs To STOP TALKING
Mark Spitz Needs To STOP TALKING - The Huffington Post.
Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz: Who Would You Rather ...
The only man even close to equaling Phelps' accomplishments in the water is Mark Spitz, who took home seven golds in 1972. Still, it's unlikely Spitz could defeat his Olympic counterpart in a head-to-head race. ...
Catching up with Mark Spitz - Game on - USATODAY.com
Game On! caught up with Spitz recently, whose story also is being told in Mark Spitz, The Extraordiary Life of an Olympic Champion, his first authorized biography, by Richard J. Foster. (Santa Monica Press) ...
Mark Spitz on Racing Michael Phelps: "We Would Probably Tie"
Swimmer Michael Phelps smashed Mark Spitz's record by winning his eighth gold medal in Beijing on Sunday. So who would win a race between the two? "I certainly would know what would make him tick, and how to beat him," Spitz, ...

Mark Spitz Collection on Amazon 

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Mark Spitz: The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion

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