He is Singaporeâs first and only Olympic gold medallist, and when we ask Joseph Schooling about the one proudest moment that not many know about, âIâd say itâs the 2011 Southeast Asian (Sea) Games menâs 200âmetre butterflyâ, he says. The then 16âyearâold had clinched the gold medal in the event and it was the ticket that booked his spot at the London 2012 Olympicsâhis first Olympics.
âAt the halfway mark, I was thinking and feeling it internally, âThis hurts so muchâ. But I shut my brain off and just went for it.
No thinking, no hesitation,â he shares with Tatler Singapore via email. âAnd thatâs what everyone saw, the ticket to the Olympics. But they donât understand or realise the internal battle that I had to fight during that race, and the conscious decision I made to push through my pain boundaries. So thatâs one of my proudest moments on a personal level.â
It was the turning point in his quest for Olympic glory. Nearly five years later, at the Rio 2016 Olympics, Schooling made the nation proud when he delivered Singaporeâs firstâever Olympic gold in the menâs 100âmetre butterfly with the record time of 50.39 seconds. He not only beat American defending champion Michael Phelps, but also Hungarian László Cseh, a fiveâtime Olympic medallist, and South African defending world champion Chad le Clos. All three had clocked 51.14 seconds and tied for silver.
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