Michael Phelps has been defeated by Clark Kent.
No, not Superman, though the 10-year-old Clark Kent Apuada is getting some comparisons after breaking a 23-year-old meet record set by Phelps.
Clark swims for the Monterey County Aquatic Team, which competed at the Far West International Championship in California during the weekend. Clark won the 100-meter butterfly in 1:09:38, more than a second faster than what Phelps set at the championship in 1995.
Phelps, the most decorated Olympic athlete in U.S. history, went on to win 28 Olympic medals.
Clark, meanwhile, has only been swimming competitively for four years, CNN reported.
“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.”
At age 10, Clark balances a lot of activities.
“I love swimming because I have a lot of people supporting me and my coaches are always there for me and my parents are always there,” Clark told CNN.
His Junior record!
Was besten before in short course… nobody cared then…
Great name!
Good luck
It took Superman Clarke Kent to break his NAG Record pretty amazing.
While it was still blazing fast. It was a meet record. Not the NAG record.
Wishing him much success in all he does in life!
Congratulations
Marko Sheyanov
Well, the name seems appropriate.
Superman, how appropriate ??
Records are made to broken! Shannon Dadey Olsowski – I remember when you told me this! Has stayed with me always.
Nobody better to beat mine! ❤️
Well done. but give him time to grow up .let him enjoy his growing up experience. and see what happens in the future. Coach Brian ??
Great words coach
Andrey
Great job breaking Michael Phelps Record
He broke Phelps’s meet record. Four seconds off the NAG record.
Oliver Mackin
Literally took Superman to beat one of his records! ??. Great swim kid.
Abby Dudash
I hope he’s having fun!!
Shannon Miller hey we heard about this there!!!
oh yeah! I forgot about that haha
Megan Frese
Brandon Stillwell
I seen Michael Phelps tweet about this
Great congratulations dear
Ariel Pham and we were at that swim meet with him
Dren
Hahaha nice!
Carol Simpson Horton
Superman!
Latif
Amazing!!
Ricardo Olivo olha isso
Duh! It’s Superman ? seriously though, amazing! What a swim!
Thank you swimming world for your positive story on this incredible young man from Salinas. It is an honor and privilege to coach him and don’t worry folks swimming focuses on having fun, proper technique and low yardage .
Because if we’re not having fun, we are not having fun !
Clark is an articulate bright and amazing young man We thank you for writing about him and hoping to inspire others