Mark Spitz

Mark Spitz is an American former competitive swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, setting a record for one Games that stood until 2008.

1972 Summer Olympics: The Munich Olympic Games, held from August 26 to September 11, 1972. Spitz won all seven of his Olympic gold medals at these Games.
Sherm Chavoor: An American swimming coach who trained Mark Spitz at the Arden Hills Swim Club. Chavoor coached Spitz during his early development and first Olympic appearance.
Butterfly stroke: A swimming stroke in which both arms recover together over the water and the legs move in a dolphin kick. Spitz won Olympic gold in both butterfly distances.
Munich massacre: The 1972 terrorist attack in which members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and killed in Munich. The attack profoundly changed the setting and aftermath of the Games where Spitz won his medals.
Men's 100 metre butterfly at the 1972 Summer Olympics: The men's 100-metre butterfly competition at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Spitz won this event in a world-record time.
Doc Counsilman: An American swimming coach and sports scientist who led Indiana University's men's swim team. Counsilman coached Spitz at Indiana and guided his preparation for the 1972 Games.
Freestyle swimming: A swimming discipline in which competitors may use any stroke, with front crawl overwhelmingly dominant. Freestyle events accounted for three of his seven 1972 gold medals.
Olympic record: The best performance recorded in an event at the Olympic Games. Spitz's seven-gold feat became a benchmark in Olympic record-breaking.
Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 1972 Summer Olympics: The men's 200-metre butterfly competition at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He won the event and set a world record.
Gary Hall Sr.: An American swimmer who competed against Mark Spitz and later became a prominent coach. Hall was among Spitz's American rivals in butterfly and freestyle events.

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