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  1. 22 hours ago · The World record fell to the Dolphins in 7:37.50 at the Fukuoka 2023 World titles. The 7:35.78 in which John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, Steve Genter and Mark Spitz claimed men’s Olympic gold in 1972 could be the pride of women in Paris.

  2. 1 day ago · Mark Spitz turned heads at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, winning a then-record seven Olympic gold medals. The record was later bettered by Phelps, who won eight at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

  3. 2 days ago · Mark Spitz Standing tall at 6 feet, 1 inch with a heavy build and a handsome face with a dripping moustache, Spitz was the quintessential macho man of the 1970s. But his claim to fame was as a stealth bomber in the pool.

  4. 3 days ago · The sport of swimming has produced Jewish Olympians like Mark Spitz, Jason Lezak, Dara Torres and Anthony Ervin, and Jewish Paralympians Ariel and Mark Malyar and Matthew Levy. Now, 17-year-old phenom Claire Weinstein is poised to join their ranks.

  5. 1 day ago · Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He gained global recognition for his success at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he won seven gold medals, each in world-record time.

  6. 3 days ago · The first world record in the men's 400 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991.

  7. 22 hours ago · 1967 — Mark Spitz and Catie Ball, both 17, swim to world records, and 14-year-old Debbie Meyer sets two records in one race in the Santa Clara International Invitational swim meet. Spitz sets a 100-meter butterfly record at 56.3 and Ball becomes the first U.S. swimmer to set a world record for the breaststroke with a 2:40.5 time for 200 meters.

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