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Mark Spitz was born in Santa Clara, California. He is a retired American competitive swimmer and former world record-holder who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 26 Olympic medals (22 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze), spanning the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. He set seven world records during the 1972 Olympics, and was voted Associated Press Athlete of the Year.