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 ...

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 ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Jeré Longman is a sports reporter and a best-selling author. He covers a variety of international sports, primarily Olympic ones. He has worked at The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Dallas ...

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 ...

Until Michael Phelps thundered to eight golds at Beijing 2008, Spitz was considered the undisputed ‘greatest’ swimmer in history, the winningest athlete all-time in any Olympic sport at one Games, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sept. 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1609, navigator Henry Hudson discovered the island of Manhattan. In 1954, the first voyage through the fabled Northwest Passage was completed by icebreakers ...

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 ...

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.