Mark Spitz is arguably the most famous and successful Olympic athlete of all time because of his legendary performances at the 1972 Olympics, where he won seven gold medals while breaking seven world records. His amazing life story is told for the first time in the authorized biography Mark Spitz: The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion.This exclusive account follows Spitz’s roller-coaster career: age-group prodigy, four-medal "flop" at the 1968 Olympics, outstanding...

In her extraordinary swimming career, Shirley Babashoff set thirty-nine national records and eleven world records. Prior to the 1990s, she was the most successful U.S. female Olympian and, in her prime, was widely considered to be the greatest female swimmer in the world.Heading into the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Babashoff was pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated and followed closely by the media. Hopes were high that she would become the female Mark Spitz.”

Ist die Idylle schrecklich oder der Schrecken idyllisch? Oder birgt das ganz normale Heranwachsen alltägliche Grausamkeiten, die einem lieber erspart blieben?Wenn man nicht verreist, sind Sommerferien öde. Oder? Martin und sein älterer Bruder Frank gehen beinahe jeden Tag schwimmen, Martin lernt nicht nur Kopfsprünge, sondern wird zum heimlichen Sprungstar. Und nebenbei seift er Mark Spitz den Rücken ein.Was in Martins und Franks Alltag zur Normalität gehört, erschrickt nur a...

Mark Spitz, amerikanische Schwimmlegende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to its knees. When we weren’t sheltering in place, we were advised to wear masks, wash our hands, and practice social distancing. We watched in horror as medical personnel worked around the clock to care for the sick and dying. Businesses were shuttered, travel stopped, workers were furloughed, and markets dropped. And people continued to die.Amid all this uncertainty, writers and artists from around the world continued to create com...