Swimming Career Highlights
Mark Spitz, USA Born : 1950 in modesto, California. Famed for his unprecendented 7 Olympic Gold Medals in 1972. After "failure" in 1968, Spitz won 4 Individual and 3 relays dominating the Freestyle and Butterfly events. Broke 23 world records in 5 different events.

 

Titles (Long Course)

1968:
 Olympics: 4 x 100 Freestyle relay; 4 x 100 Medley relay
1969:
1970:
1971:
1972:
Olympics: 100 metres Frestyle; 200 metres Freestyle;
100 metres Butterfly; 200 metres Butterfly; 4 x 100 metres Freestyle relay;
4 x 200 metres Freestyle relay; 4 x 100 metres Medley relay

World Records

1967:
400 metres Freestyle: 4.10.60; 4.08.80
100 metres Butterfly: 56.30; 55.70
200 metres Butterfly: 2.06.40; 2.05.70
1968:
400 metres Freestyle: 4.07.70
100 metres Butterfly: 55.60
1969:
1970:
100 metres Freestyle: 51.94
200 metres Butterfly: 2.05.40
1971:
200 metres Freestyle: 1.54.20; 1.53.50
100 metres Butterfly: 55.00
200 metres Butterfly: 2.03.90
1972:
100 metres Freestyle: 51.47; 51.22
200 metres Freestyle: 1.52.78
100 metres Butterfly: 54.72; 54.56; 54.27
200 metres Butterfly: 2.01.87; 2.01.53; 2.00.70