https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/1947/spitz-versus-phelpsI don&#39;t think that shaving his head Spitz would have made him much faster since he defeated shaved head Steve Genter. But I gave Phelps the plus since he has a better breaststroke for his day. As for height, I think that 6&#39;1&quot; is on the high side for Spitzen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/9829?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 13 Nov 2003 13:42:22 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f35b2792-5c5d-4581-b26e-e935e4596d39Former MemberI know people who swam with Tracey Caulkins and they say she was one of, if not, &quot;THE&quot; greatest swimmer of her time...or, at the very least, one of the greatest swimmers of her time.... Heck, she ruled it ALL when she swam.....<div style="clear:both;"></div>