US Men's Swimming Relay Team in Action

(Original Caption) USA's Mark Spitz no sooner touches the wall than teammate Don Schollander dives out over him to cinch a US gold medal in the men's 800-meter freestyle swim. The team of John Wilson of Pompano Beach, FL; Spitz, of Santa Clara, CA; Stan Reyrch of Paterson, NJ and Schollander of Jacksonville, FL, finished in 7 minutes, 52 and 3-tenths seconds, only two-tenths seconds over the world record (also set by the USA) in the Tokyo Olympics.
(Original Caption) USA's Mark Spitz no sooner touches the wall than teammate Don Schollander dives out over him to cinch a US gold medal in the men's 800-meter freestyle swim. The team of John Wilson of Pompano Beach, FL; Spitz, of Santa Clara, CA; Stan Reyrch of Paterson, NJ and Schollander of Jacksonville, FL, finished in 7 minutes, 52 and 3-tenths seconds, only two-tenths seconds over the world record (also set by the USA) in the Tokyo Olympics.
US Men's Swimming Relay Team in Action
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