Mark Spitz, considered one of the greatest swimmers of all time, is an 11-time Olympic medalist who earned a total of nine gold medals, one silver and one bronze in two Olympic Games. He attended Indiana University where he claimed eight NCAA titles as the captain of the
swimming team. The Modesto, California, native swam and medaled at both the Olympic Games Mexico City 1968 and Munich 1972, but it was in Munich where he dominated, becoming the first athlete to win seven gold medals in seven events, all in world-record time. Spitz set a total of 33 world records and won 24 Amature Athletic Union titles and five Pan-American gold medals in his Swimming career. Sports Illustrated named Spitz No. 33 on its Top 100 Athletes of the 20th Century list. Upon retiring from Swimming, Spitz established himself as a corporate spokesperson.