However, Dressel can catch another American swimming legend — Mark Spitz. The former USA star is known for his historic showing at the 1972 Olympics where he won seven gold medals. It was a ...

Mark Spitz, considered the swiftest swimmer of all time, made his big splash during the 1972 Olympics, becoming the first athlete to win seven gold medals in an Olympiad. His performances were ...

Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning Olympic gold medals for the United States — there was Tarzan. Yes Tarzan, the fictional literary and film character who was raised by apes ...

Whatever you call him, American swimmer Michael Phelps looks destined to become a household name across the world after breaking the Olympic record ... of compatriot Mark Spitz's previous tally ...

Leon Marchand Will Add to World-Record Total In one of the greatest individual performances in swimming history, Leon ...

There is an unwritten tradition at every Olympic Games a young local hero emerges to stir the hearts of the public carrying the weight of the nation ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Four finals, four gold medals, four Olympic records ... same territory as American greats Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz -- the only other men to win four individual swimming ...

Walsh’s 11 total world records are more than the seven that Mark Spitz broke at the 1972 Olympics en route to seven gold medals and Michael Phelps broke at the 2008 Olympics en route to eight golds.

Munich, and in that city, he said, "this tragedy is still very present." One through-line in the film is that the Olympics, ...

Walsh won gold medals in the 50m freestyle ... overtaking Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz, who had clocked seven. The two-time Olympic champion outperformed every other country except the United ...