Watch out, Michael Phelps!

You all know Michael Phelps, the 14-time Olympic gold medal swimmer. 

Today, Spencer earned his first notch at knocking Mr. Phelps off the podium by winning his first swim meet!  He earned the High Point distinction for this 8 & under swim meet. 

Of the 10 individual events over the 2-day meet, Spencer got (3) 1st place finishes, (3) 2nd place finishes and (4) 3rd place finishes.  He was also on the 100m IM relay,placing 2nd on Saturday and on the 100m freestyle relay today, taking 1st place. 

Here's his 50m freestyle race from today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUUleDTTkGg

Although he's a very well-rounded swimmer, Spencer definitely shines in freestyle.  During the 100m IM relay on Saturday, his team got a great start from their first swimmer, then lost just a bit from the two younger swimmers in the 2nd and 3rd spots.  Then it was up to Spencer swimming the anchor leg to try for the win.  We didn't get the split time, but it was definitely his best 25m freestyle to date.  He needed about 3-5 more yards to catch the other team's last swimmer, but came up short. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdlg2tr2UYc


They made up for it today by winning the 100m freestyle relay.  Then, hearing he had won the meet as top swimmer, it was icing on the cake. 

I bet Michael Phelps can't wear a cape made from a towel like these guys.  To be 8 years old again...