LaureusAcademy Member

Mark Spitz

Swimming

Mark Spitz is a nine-time Olympic champion and former world record-holder in seven events. Between 1968 and 1972, Mark won nine Olympic gold medals: a silver and a bronze; five Pan American gold medals; 31 AAU titles; and eight NCAA titles. During those years, he set 35 world records — two were in trials and unofficial.

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