MUNICH — Olympic swimming officials set up a special mass interview for early morning the day after Mark Spitz finished his competition. It was at 8 a.m., on a Tuesday in an open room set up for maybe ...

In 1972, swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Munich, setting a record that stood until Michael Phelps broke it with eight in 2008. Spitz instantly became a hero, a ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2022. We are republishing it as part of our fall coverage. BLOOMINGTON – Fifty years ago, there was a before ...

BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Rundown of the seven finals raced by Mark Spitz for his seven gold medals and seven world records at the 1972 Munich Olympics: Sign up here. Aug 28 - 200 butterfly - 1.

Mark Spitz ruled the pool in 1972. But now, he concedes, it’s time for Michael Phelps to tie or surpass his record of seven gold medals in a single Olympic Games. “Listen, this has lasted for 36 years ...

The former swimmer said it was “like an out-of-body experience” to win seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Games and then learn that terrorists had attacked Israelis at the Olympic Village.

Nearly 50 years after he made Olympic history at the 1972 Games in Munich, Mark Spitz still enjoys a challenge. Answering Katie Ledecky’s recent effort of swimming without spilling the glass of ...

He won seven gold medals in 1972, and he's still getting endorsement deals today. By Bill Higgins Mark Spitz, pictured in 1973 with his seven gold medals from Munich, came out of retirement in 1991 in ...