Who is Mark Spitz?

Mark Spitz is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. Likely, he won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, all in world record time.

At present, for his living, he is a corporate spokesperson and motivational speaker.

Who are the parents of Mark Spitz?

Mark was born in Modesto, California, the United States on 10 Feb 1950, as Mark Andrew Spitz.

His father’s name was Arnold Spitz and his mother’s name was Lenore Spitz. Whereas, as a little boy he joined the Arden Hills Swim Club in Sacramento with swimming coach Sherm Chavoor and competed at his local swim club.

He proved to be a child prodigy and created 17 national age-group records and one world record even before he turned ten. At the age of 14, he trained with coach George F. Haines of the Santa Clara Swim Club.

There is no information about his brother plus sister. Mark holds American citizenship and Ashkenazi Jewish ethnicity.

Education, School/ College University

Talking about Mark’s education history, he attended Santa Clara High School from 1964 to 1968, and during his four years there, he held national high school records in every stroke and in every distance.

Then, he attended Indiana University.