{"id":72112,"date":"2019-12-06T17:24:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T16:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.arenaswim.com\/?p=72112"},"modified":"2019-12-06T17:28:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T16:28:41","slug":"visit_with_markspitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arenaswim.com\/us\/uncategorized-en_us\/visit_with_markspitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Win a visit with the legendary Mark Spitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Spitz&#8217;s historic performance in the 1972 Olympics marked the beginning of the modern era of competitive swimming. His seven-gold medal sweep in Munich set a G.O.A.T. standard for generations of swimmers across the globe, and all his glory was achieved in a time before athlete&#8217;s could benefit from sponsorships, speed suits, goggles, biometrics, and other technological advancements.<\/p>\n<p>We want to bring this inspirational Olympic legend to your hometown pool or club for autographs, selfies, games, giveaways, and more. 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