Boy of Steal
It’s not very often that Michael Phelps gets knocked off the record board. But a 10-year old swimming phenom with a superhero name has done just that.
His name is Clark Kent Apuada. And of course, they call him “Superman.”
Over the weekend, Clark competed at the Far West International Championship in California, where he won the 100-meter butterfly in 1:09:38.
That’s more than second better than the 100-meter butterfly record that Phelps set at the championship in 1995.
It had gone unbroken, while Phelps went on to win 28 Olympic medals.
Even more impressive, Clark has only been swimming competitively for four years.
“This kid is unlike any other young man that I’ve ever coached,” Clark’s coach Dia Riana told CNN. “He’s always stood out, he’s just, he’s kind of a savant of sorts.”
Clark’s supernatural abilities aren’t confined to the pool.
“He does piano lessons, he does martial arts, and at school, if there’s a computer class, coding, or stem programs he’s always joining,” his father, Chris Apuada, said.
Clark says the load doesn’t get too heavy.
“I deal with it really well, I just have to balance,” he told CNN.
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Did that kid beat a world record? If you read that it looks like he beat a meet record. Whatever, he sounds like a great kid.
Can he swim? Not with a name like Bad_Brad. Shit, the wife swam with the Santa Clara swim team. You know, Micheal Spitz. So, damn, our kids were in the pool swimming competitively from 5 to 18 years old. It sucked. So I’ve seen some prepuberty freaks swim some awesome shit, and then go through puberty and not be able to tread water. My daughter at 16 was on a freestyle relay team that was clicking the world record. At 18, not so much. Gawd I hate that sport.
Good for him – if it’s real. I doubt the authenticity. I don’t doubt he won a bunch of awards, that’s pretty evident. What I do doubt is CNN giving that one extra fuck about the integrity of their story.
CBS Version
Deep, Deep Dive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhx5_Cbiizo
Lil’ Aqua-man
@BB
Did you mean Mark Spitz the gold metalist or did he have a son competing too?
Joe
ToFly 110 yards in under 1.5 min is exceptional for anyone. No its not a world record. but it compares well to running a quarter in 15 seconds. Or a half in 1.5 min. Very few can do it – at any age!
oh yeah ?!! well let’s see him do that after smoking a joint like Mike.