| "> | | | | 1.USA (David Edgar, John Murphy, Mark Spitz, Jerry |
| Did you know that... | | | | Heidenreich) 3:26,42 |
| Mark Spitz competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, | | | | 2.USSR/Russia (Vladimir Bure, Viktor Mazanov, Viktor |
| where he was one of the favorites to win 5 gold | | | | aboinov, Igor Grivennikov) 3:29,72 |
| medals.Unfortunately, he won only two gold | | | | 3.East Germany (Roland Matthes, Wilfried Hartug, |
| medals.Under the direction of James Counsilman, Mark | | | | Peter Bruch, Lutz Hunger) 3:32,42 |
| trained very hard for the Olympics in West Germany. | | | | 4.Brazil (Ruy Aquino Oliveira, Paolo Zanetti, Paulo |
| Like Rachel Carson (environmentalist), Leon Uris | | | | Beckehazy, Jose Diniz) 3:33,14 |
| (writer), Billie Holiday ( singer), Goldie Hwan (actress), | | | | 5.Canada (Bruce Robertson, Brian Phillips, Tim Bach, |
| Toni Braxton (singer), Frank Zappa (guitarist), Sugar | | | | Robert Karting) 3:33,20 |
| Ray Leonard (boxer) and Babe Ruth (baseball player), | | | | 6.West Germany (Klaus Steinbach, Werner Lampe, |
| Michael Phelps,was born in Maryland. | | | | Rainer Jacob, Hans Flabnacht) 3:33,90 |
| Mark Spitz of the United States won the men's 100m | | | | 7.France(Gilles Vignes, Alain Mosconi, Alain Hermitte, |
| freestyle title at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in | | | | Michel Rousseau) 3:34,13 |
| West Germany. | | | | 8.Spain (Jorge Comas, Antonio Culebras, Enrique Melo, |
| Final results: | | | | Jorge Pujol) |
| 1.Spitz, Mark (USA) 51,22s | | | | Michael is the most be-medalled American athlete to |
| 2.Heidenreich, Jerry (USA) 51,65 | | | | participate in the Olympic Games. At the 2008 Beijing |
| 3.Bure, Vladimir (USSR/Russia) 51,77 | | | | Olympic Games, he won many Olympic titles: 200m |
| 4.Murphy, John (USA) 52,08 | | | | freestyle, 200m butterfly, 4x100m freestyle relay, |
| 5.Wenden, Michael (Australia) 52,41 | | | | 4x200m freestyle relay, 400m individual medley... |
| 6.Grivennikov, Igor (USSR) 52,44 | | | | The United States won the Olympic gold medal in the |
| 7.Rousseau, Michel (France) 52,90 | | | | men's swimming 4x200m freestyle relay final at the |
| 8.Steinbach, Klaus (West Gerrmany) 52,92 | | | | 1972 Munich Olympic Games. |
| Micheal Phelps, known as the Baltimore Bullet, won six | | | | Final results: |
| golds in Athens'2004: 100m butterfly, 400m individual | | | | 1.USA(John Kinsella, Frederick Tyler, Steve Genter, |
| medley, 200m butterfly, 200m individual medley, | | | | Mark Spitz) 7:35,78 |
| 4x200m freestyle relay, 4x100m freestyle relay. | | | | 2.West Germany (Klaus Steinbach, Werner Lampe, |
| Mark Spitz was born on February 10, 1950, in Modesto, | | | | Hans Gunther Vosseler, Hans Fabnacht) 7:41,69 |
| California, United States. At the 1972 Olympic Games, | | | | 3.USSR/Russia (Vladimir Bure, Viktor Mazanov, Georgi |
| he won a gold medal in the 200m freestyle. | | | | Kulikov, Igor Grivennikov) 7:45,76 |
| Final results: | | | | 4.Sweden(Beng Gingsjo, Hans Ljungborg,Anders |
| 1.Spitz, Mark (USA) 1:52.78 | | | | Bellbring, Gunnar Larsson) 7:47,37 |
| 2.Genter, Steve (USA) 1: 53,73 | | | | 5.Australia (Michael Wenden, Graham Windeatt, Robert |
| 3.Lampe, Werner (Germany) 1:53,59 | | | | Nay, Bradford cooper) 7:48,66 |
| 4.Wenden, Michael (Australia) 1:54,40 | | | | 6.East Germany (Udo Poser, Wilfried Hartug, Peter |
| 5.Tyler, Frederick (USA) 1:54,96 | | | | Bruch, Lutz Hunger) 3:32,42 |
| 6.Steinbach, Klaus (Germany) 1:55,65 | | | | 7.Canada (Bruce Robertson, Brian Phillips, Ian |
| 7.Bure, Vladimir (USSR/Russia) 1:57,24 | | | | Mackenzie, Ralph Hutton) 7:53,61 |
| 8.Huttum, Ralph (Canada) 1:57,56 | | | | 8.UK (Brian Brinkley, John Mills , Michael Bailey, Colin |
| Michael Phelps won the James E.Sullivan Memorial | | | | Cunningham) |
| Trophy. Why? He won several world titles and broken | | | | Like Sugar Ray Leonard (Olympic champion), Pamela |
| many world records. At the FINA World | | | | Dennis (fashion designer), Raj Bhakta (entrepreneur), |
| Championships in Spain, he won four gold medals. | | | | Brody Hutzler (actor) and Molly Sims (fashion model), |
| Mark Spitz of the United States won the men's 100m | | | | Michael Phelps was one of the judges of the 2005 |
| butterfly final at the 1972 Olympics. | | | | Miss United States in Baltimore (Maryland). Phelps is a |
| Final results: | | | | fan of the MIss USA... |
| 1.Spitz, Mark (USA) 54,27 | | | | The United States won the 4x100m medley relay in |
| 2.Robertson, Bruce (Canada) 55,56 | | | | Munich'72. |
| 3.Heidenrich, Jerry (USA) 55, 74 | | | | Final results: |
| 4.Matthes, Roland (East Germany) 55,87 | | | | 1.USA(Mike Stam, Tom Bruce, Mark Spitz, Jerry |
| 5.Edgar, David (USA) 56,11 | | | | Heidenreich) 3:48,16 |
| 6.MacDonald, Byron (Canada) 57,27 | | | | 2.East Germany(Roland Matthes, Klaus Katzur, |
| 7.Flockner, Hartmut (East Germany) 57,40 | | | | Hartmut Flockner, Lutz Unger) 3:52,26 |
| 8.Roger, Neil (Australia) 57,90 | | | | 3.Canada(Eric Fish, William Mahony, Bruce Robertson, |
| Michael said: "Recently a reporter asked me to give | | | | Robert Kasting) 3:52,26 |
| him a timeless moment in my life. Winning my first gold | | | | 4.USSR/Russia (Vladimir Bure, Nikolai Pankin, Viktor |
| medal was a timeless moment in my life. I worked so | | | | Shangin, Igor Grivennikov) 3:53,16 |
| hard to get there and when I did was an amazing | | | | 5.Brazil (Romulo Arantes, Jose Sylvio Fiolo, Sergio |
| feeling I don't think I can describe..." | | | | Waismann, Jose Diniz) 3:57,89 |
| Mark won the gold medal in the 200m butterfly at the | | | | 6.Japan(Tadashi Honda, Nobutaka Tagichi, Yasuhiro |
| Summer Olympic Games in 1972. | | | | Komazaki, Jiro Sasaki) 3:58,23 |
| Final results: | | | | 7.UK (Colin Connin, David Wilkie, John Mills, Malcolm |
| 1.Spitz, Mark (USA) 2:00,70 | | | | Windeatt) 3:58,82 |
| 2.Hall, Gary (USA) 2:03,86 | | | | 8.Hungary (Laszlo Cseh, Sandor Szabo, Istvan |
| 3.Backhaus, Robin (USA) 2:03.23 | | | | Szentirmay, Attila Csaszari) 3:59,07 |
| 4.Delgado Panchana, Jorge (Ecuador) 2:04,60 | | | | Michael Phelps wrote: "Growing up in high school, I |
| 5.Fabnaecht, Hans (West Germany) 2:04.69 | | | | wasn't hanging out with friends every day or on the |
| 6.Hargitay, Andras (Hungary) 2:04,69 | | | | weekends. Doing normal high school kid things was |
| 7. Flockner, Hartmut (East Germany) 2:05,34 | | | | something I was willing to give up. I know I won't have |
| 8.Meeuw, Folket (West Germany) 2:05,57 | | | | opportunities like this in the sport for the rest of my |
| Michael Phelps made his debut at the 2004 Summer | | | | life..." |
| Olympic Games in Sydney (Australia). Like Nadia | | | | Spitz made his debut at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in |
| Comaneci ( Romanian gymnast), Marjorie G4estring | | | | Tel Aviv (Israel), where he won 5 gold medals. Many |
| (German swimmer), Bob Mathias (American athlete), | | | | months later, at the the Pre-Olympic Games in Mexico, |
| Fu Mingxia (Chinese diver), he was one of the most | | | | he won two medals (100-meter butterfly and |
| youngest athletes in Olympic history. Michael was born | | | | 200-meter butterfly). At the 1967 Pan American |
| on June 30, 1985. | | | | Games in Canada, Mark won also 5 gold medals |
| Mark Spitz helped the United States to a gold in the | | | | (100m butterfly, 200m butterfly, 400m freestyle relay, |
| 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1972 Games. | | | | 800m freestyle relay, 400m medley relay). |
| Final results: | | | | |