Mark Spitz : the extraordinary life of an Olympic champion / Richard J. Foster ; foreword by Mark Spitz ; introduction by Keith Jackson.
Author: Foster, Richard J., 1951-
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Santa Monica Press, c2008.
ISBN: 9781595800398
1595800395
Description: 288 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject(s): Spitz, Mark.
Swimmers United States Biography.
Notes: Includes index.
Contents: A favorite color emerges -- Swimming for Sherm -- The move to Santa Clara -- 1968 swim cabal -- Four-medal flop in Mexico City -- Finding doc -- The NCAA years and the Spitz-Russell rematch -- Change for the better -- Pressure at the 1972 trials -- On the road to redemption -- What if? -- Hump day -- History is made -- The day after -- Back in the water -- Presidents, kings, and queens -- Similar goals, different journeys.