Team Colorado medal winner looking to London 2012

From the Out Front Colorado blog:

David Smith from Westminster, Colo., 22, just came home from the Gay Games in Cologne, Germany with 3 GOLD and 3 SILVER medals in swimming and now he has his sights set on another prize!

Smith took GOLD in the 400 IM, 400 Free and 200 Fly. SILVER in 100 Fly and 200 Free and 4 by 100 Free.

He set a new Gay Games record in the 200 Fly!

More than 150 teams from around the world participated in Gay Games VIII which were held from July 31 through August 7.

Smith, who currently swims with the Colorado SQUID swim team is planning on competing for Metro State in the fall.

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The highlight of the trip for Smith was meeting Australian diver Matthew Mitcham. “Being able to sit down for a few minutes and chit chat with a famous Olympic Gold Medalist was really an unexpected honor”, he said.

Smith admits that he would like to return to the Gay Games in 2014 but has his eye on another kind of gold as well. “I’m shooting for more than just the next Gay Games” he said before a recent practice at the Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center in Denver.

David hopes to compete for the United States at the 2012 Olympics in London and is training for the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska scheduled to take place from June 25 to July 2, 2012.