The real Spider-Man! Sam Watson has just broke the world’s record on men’s speed climbing and advances to the quarterfinals.
The American 18-year-old climber Sam Watson made a historic time scaling a 15m wall in just 4.75 seconds. His remarkable time improved upon his own previous mark of 4.79 seconds from the Wujiang World Cup in April.
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Earlier in the day, Leonardo Veddriq from Indonesia had also equaled Watson’s previous record (4.79)
That a new world record in speed climbing , Sam Watson 🇺🇸 5.75 seconds on a vertical wall. @PTUshaOfficial @ril_foundation @mansukhmandviya @OGQ_India @Media_SAI let’s have Indian climbers in next olympics #Paris2024Olympic pic.twitter.com/823Oru5YfS
— Amrita (@amritakhosla) August 6, 2024
Watson was competing in the sport climbing qualifiers and made it to the quarter-finals.
We are almost sure that we will get one more medal due to the talent and discipline that Sam transmits.
This next Tuesday Sam will participate on the Men’s Speed quarterfinals and if so in the semi-final and final.
Who’s Sam Watson? The American Real Spider-Man
Sam Watson was born in Southlake in 2006 and discovered his passion for climbing at the early age of 5 and when he was a student at Southlake Carroll High School until 2020.
During a Dallas Observer interview the climber said:
“I really was focused on getting better and trying to be a professional. I went to the Youth World Championship and I did really well, and I just kept getting better. And everyone else has kept getting better, but I’ve gotten better faster. You eventually get to the level where you’re just the best of the best.”
And we couldn’t agree more.
