More than a half-century after Mark Spitz starred at the 1972 Olympic Games, some of swimming's leading women are chasing his all-time bests.

Take a look at swimming legend Mark Spitz at 70 years old and celebrate the incredible legacy of one of the greatest ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spitz lived up to enormous expectations By M.B. Roberts Special to ESPN.com "There's nothing better in the world, when you're trying to be the best ...

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 ...

While swimming constitutes just a small portion of his incredible portfolio, no photographer has meant more to swimming history and the International Swimming Hall of Fame than Heinz Kluetmeier. From ...

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 ...