American swimmer Mark Spitz (born 1950) is considered to have been the fastest swimmer in history. For six years, beginning in 1966, he dominated the sport, winning a world record seven gold medals in the 1972 Olympics held in Munich, West Germany....

The first Olympian ever to win seven gold medals in a single Olympics, U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz became part hero and part controversial athlete during his Olympic career. With his black mustache and movie star looks, Spitz dominated his sport in 1972...

Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950, in Modesto, California) is an American swimmer. He holds the record for most gold medals won in a single Olympic Games (seven), which he set at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Between 1965 and...

Byline: RICH THOMASELLI The biggest sports-marketing story of the summer is 18 years old, lives at home with his mother and plays so many video games that he has both a PlayStation and an Xbox in his bedroom. A typical teenager,...

ATHENS - This was the event Michael Phelps didn't really need to compete in if his goal was to win eight golds. He probably would have had a better chance somewhere else. But buried among all the magazine covers, the television commercials, and...

There's greatness at every level of athletics, whether it be as a 5-star quarterback for a Texas high school football team, or the strongest kid in a neighborhood game of tug-of-war. But there's greatness that's fleeting, forgotten in a day or a year, and...

After a week of biting jellyfish, Chinese dominance in diving and sequins on swimsuits, it's time to turn the world championships over to the superstars. And there's none bigger than Michael Phelps.The American dives into the temporary pool at Rod Laver Arena starting Sunday, when...