Did Mark Spitz get married?

On May 16, 1973, eight months after Munich, Spitz married Suzy Weiner, a former UCLA student and sometime model he had been fixed up with shortly after his return home from the Games.

Did Mark Spitz become a dentist?

Known around the world as a champion swimmer, Spitz was actually accepted into dentistry school before he became an Olympic gold medalist. While he ultimately decided not to attend school, it’s safe to say he made the right choice considering he now has seven gold medals.

Is Ayla Spitz related to Mark Spitz?

No, Newport Harbor High freshmen swimming twins Ayla and Zoe Spitz aren’t related to seven-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Mark Spitz. Still, it’s definitely not a bad last name for a swimmer to have. The Spitz sisters, who swim club for Irvine Novaquatics, are more than just a name.

Why did Mark Spitz retire at 22?

Not long after his herculean effort in Munich, at the young age of 22 Spitz retired from swimming – still an amateur sport at the time – in order to become arena’s first sponsored athlete.