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 ...

Look at a photo of swimmer Mark Spitz from the 1972 Olympics, and you’ll see the difference: no goggles, no cap, no state-of-the-art, water-repelling swimsuit. He even had a mustache.

It became associated with straight men’s athleticism when Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals wearing a stars-and-stripes nylon-knit bikini.” More recently in the UK there was a notable ...

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HATING defeat was one of the traits American swim legend Mark Spitz emphasised when he met the club's leadership group on Tuesday afternoon. Spitz, in Melbourne for the world swimming championships, ...

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

Scroll on for today's memory. The fashion was glorious and the feat astounding. Mark Spitz, wearing his starry, striped Speedos and sporting his thick, black moustache, won seven gold medals ...

At the games in Athens, he won 6 gold and 2 bronze medals, falling just one gold short of tying with Mark Spitz's record of 7 ...

While Israel endured a difficult week at home, its Paralympians in Paris gave their fellow Israelis something to celebrate. As of press time, Israel has won 10 medals — far behind China, which ...

I am the best in the world.'" says Mark Spitz on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Mark Spitz, considered the swiftest swimmer of all time, made his big splash during the 1972 Olympics ...