Spitz is the greatest swimmer in the history of swimming. With his 11 Olympic medals, he became the fourth highest medalist in the Olympic history and jointly the highest in Men’s Swimming. At the age of nine, this legendary swimmer started to practice swimming at Arden Hills Swim Club in California. By the ten, he came in to the focus while he held 17 national age-group and one world record. He attended his first Olympic Games in 1968 having been expected to win at least 6 gold medals as he was the holder of ten world records by then. The reality was different as he could win just two gold medals and a silver and bronze medal. It was then in 1972 Munich Olympic Games, where he made history winning 7 gold medals with new world records in each. None of the Olympians, till today, has same achievement in a single Olympic Games. He took retirement at the age of 22 surprisingly. In his post retirement age, he attended in some TV show including “The Tonight Show”, “The Sony and Cher Comedy Hour” and “The Dean Martin Show”. He is a member of International Swimming Hall of Fame.