Mark Spitz National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles. During those years, he set 35 world records, but two were in trials and unofficial. He was named World Swimmer of the Year in 1969, 1971, and 1972 by "Swimming World Magazine". He was the third athlete to win nine Olympic gold medals. Spitz was born in 1950 in Modesto, California, the first of three children of Lenore Sylvia (Smith) and Arnold Spitz. His family is Jewish; his father's family was from Hungary and his mother's, originally surnamed "Sklotkovick", were from Russia. When Spitz was two years old, his family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii,
Jamaica at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Jamaica at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Jamaica sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty competitors, thirteen male and seven female. They sent twenty competitors, thirteen male and seven female. Leone Williams was the country's best performer at these Games, winning 5 total medals, 4 on the track and one in the pool. Going into the 2016 Games, Jamaica's performance in Heidelberg continued to be their best ever. They won eight gold, 3 silver medals and a bronze medal. Leone Williams won four medals in athletics at the 1972 Games, 3