Olympic Facts-Mark Spitz & Michael Phelps

Olympic Facts-Mark Spitz & Michael Phelps

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Olympic Facts-Mark Spitz & Michael Phelps

Olympic Facts-Mark Spitz & Michael Phelps

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Olympic Facts-Mark Spitz & Michael Phelps

Olympic Facts-Mark Spitz & Michael Phelps

Mark Spitz competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he was one of the favorites to win 5 gold medals.Unfortunately, he won only two gold medals.Under the direction of James Counsilman, Mark trained very hard for the Olympics in West Germany.

Like Rachel Carson (environMentalist), Leon Uris (writer), Billie Holiday (singer), Goldie Hwan (actress), Toni Braxton (singer), Frank Zappa (guitarist), Sugar Ray Leonard (boxer) and Babe Ruth (baseball player), Michael Ph Meter butterfly and 200-Meter butterfly). At the 1967 Pan American Games in Canada, Mark won 5 gold medals also (100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly, 400 m freestyle relay, 800 m freestyle relay, 400 m medley relay).

Olympic Facts-Mark Spitz & Michael Phelps