Scott will be racing only one event, the 200 Breast, so his focus is easier.
Career Highlights:
Earned a bronze medal in the 200m BR at the 2007 Pan American Games; Had a dynamic year in 2005: took seventh in the 200m breast at both ConocoPhillips Summer Nationals and World Championship Trials; captured silver on the 400m medley relay and bronze in the
200m breast at Junior Pan Pacs; also took sixth in the 100m breast
Stats:
- CLUB: Longhorn Aquatics (TXLA-TX)
- DOB: May 11, 1988
- HEIGHT: 6' 1" (185.4 cm)
- HOMETOWN: Austin, Texas
- RESIDENCE: Austin, Texas
- COACHED BY: Randy Reese
Personal Notes:
- High School: Westlake HS '06
- College: Texas '10
- College Major: Mathematics
- Future Professional Aspirations: Financial manager or swim coach
- Parents: Beth and Scott Spann; Scott was an All-American and NCAA champion at Texas in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s; he held five American records and five world records and won a bronze medal at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Sibling(s): Older sister (Alexi) swims for Texas and won a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games; older brother (Austin) attended Blinn College
- Started Swimming: At age 5; "I was born to swim."
- Sports Played Before Swimming: Baseball, soccer
- Nickname(s): Sonny; "Mom named me Sonny at birth and I held it till I was in third grade."
- Pet(s): Has two dogs; Sugar is a four-year-old White Lab and Bear is a two-year-old Toy Poodle
- Hobbies Outside the Pool: Playing video games
- Ultimate Way to Relax: Plaing video games, watching TV, taking a nap
- Most Influential Person: Parents and Coach Randy Reese because he is "always pushing and motivating me."
- Training Stats: Swims 9,000 meters/yards per day, 3 hours a day, 6 days a week
- More: Speaks French and Spanish
- Favorites:
- Movies: the Rocky Balboa series
- t.v. shows: South Park, Who's Line is it Anyway?
