Mark Spitz

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Swimmer Mark Spitz is considered the greatest Olympian of all time. In the 1972 Munich games, Mark Spitz took the gold seven times, a feat never before accomplished by an Olympian, and broke world records in each event. He has won a total of 11 Olympic medals, the most by any US athlete.
Sports Illustrated voted Mark Spitz one of the six greatest Olympic athletes of all-time and the International Olympic Committee selected him as one of its five top athletes of the 20th century.

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Mark Spitz is synonymous with excellence. World reknown and one of the most recognized faces in the world, Mark was voted Athlete of the Century in water sports and one of the six greatest Olympians ever by Sports Illustrated. Recently, the International Olympic Committee selected Mark as one of its five athletes of the century.

Spitz began swimming at the age of two and as far back as he could remember, he ruled the pool. He held 17 national records (for his age group) at the age of ten and was named "the world's best 10-and-under swimmer." At age 16, he won his first AAU National Championship. And the following year he won five gold medals at the 1967 Pan American Games and laid claim to ten world records. He couldn't help but think he was the best.

So before the 1968 games in Mexico City, Spitz predicted he would accomplish what no one else had— to win six gold medals. He ended up with two team golds, plus an individual silver and bronze. It's tough for someone to be disappointed with four Olympic medals, but Spitz was.

He spent the next four years at Indiana University, winning almost every conceivable award, setting almost every world record in existence, and preparing himself for the 1972 Olympics in Munich.

At Munich, not only did Spitz win the six golds he predicted four years before—he won seven! And not only did he win all seven, but world records were set in each event. He won four individual golds in the 200m butterfly, the 200m freestyle, the 100m butterfly and the 100m freestyle. He also added three team golds as the United States won the 4x100m freestyle relay, the 4x200m relay, and the 4x100 medley relay. It was the greatest performance by an Olympic athlete in history.

Mark Spitz is a highly requested public speaker throughout the world, having executed endorsements for Xerox, Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, John Hancock Financial Services, General Motors, General Mills, Swatch and many others. Mark will continue to be a very hot commodity as long as there is the desire by a group to hear from one of the greatest living legends of all-time in sports.