Background
Born in Antwerp, he was the son of Maurice Blitz and nephew of Gérard Blitz, both members of the Belgian water polo national team who won Olympic medals.
Born in Antwerp, he was the son of Maurice Blitz and nephew of Gérard Blitz, both members of the Belgian water polo national team who won Olympic medals.
He was apolitical during the 1930s, but joined the French resistance in World World War World War II After the war, he founded Club Medical On 27 April 1950, Gérard Blitz founded the Club Méditerranée association.
In the same year, the first vacation resort for the members of the club was opened on Majorca island, in Spain.