With the Pan American Games scheduled to start this weekend, it seemed like an appropriate time to feature the launch of a legend. At the 1967 edition of the Pan Am Games, Mark Spitz made his name ...

MISSOULA - Nine-time Olympic gold medal swimmer Mark Spitz is scheduled to visit Missoula next weekend. Spitz will meet with Missoula's youth swim teams at Splash Montana at 4 p.m. on July 11. Spitz's ...

These days it's Mark Spitz who has to worry about swimming with the sharks. He's hoping his new Missoula Aquatic Club swim cap will help out with that. At 58, Spitz - whose nickname was "The Shark," ...

(Reuters) - Following is a comparison between swimmer Michael Phelps, who broke the record for the most gold medals at a single Olympics on Sunday, and the previous record holder Mark Spitz: - Both ...

Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps stand as swimming's most celebrated legends, each revolutionizing the sport in their eras. Spitz, a 1972 Olympic marvel, set a high bar with seven gold medals. Phelps, a ...

The sport of swimming has had its star-studded legends. But personalities such as Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps always take precedence. Both revolutionized the sport in their respective times and ...