Swimmer Mark Spitz, then an 18-year-old high school graduate from Santa Clara, Calif., returned from the 1968 Olympics with two gold medals, one silver and one bronze—and a feeling of failure. Goaded ...

It was the final night of swimming at the Olympics and the US topped the medal table again, with Caeleb Dressel taking home an incredible 5 golds. People have been swimming since the Stone Age, which ...

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 ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Mark Spitz just can't get away from Michael Phelps. They're regularly coupled in cyberspace, and by next year they could be forever linked as the greatest swimmers in history.

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 ...

Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal, breaking Mark Spitz's record. Aug. 16, 2008— -- He's done it again. Another gold, and another world record. Michael Phelps' gold medal hunt in Beijing ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mark Spitz's advice to Michael Phelps ahead of the London Olympics would be that, when you have already won more gold medals at a single Games than any swimmer in history, less ...

PARIS — The stunning stat that tells the ongoing story of Olympic swimming’s evolution is, on the surface, a testament to Australian speed. It’s the story of Ariarne Titmus, the “Terminator” of world ...