Joseph Schooling

Joseph Schooling
PJG
Schooling at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Isaac Schooling
Nickname"Singapore's Flying Fish"[1][2]
Born (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29)
Singapore
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, Freestyle, Medley
College teamUniversity of Texas, Austin
CoachSergio López Miró
Gary Tan
Eddie Reese, Kris Kubik
(University of Texas)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Singapore
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships (LC) 0 0 2
Asian Games 3 1 3
Commonwealth Games 0 1 0
Southeast Asian Games 29 3 2
Total 33 5 7
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 100 m butterfly
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon 200 m butterfly
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 100 m butterfly
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hanoi 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hanoi 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Palembang 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2011 Palembang 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Palembang 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Hanoi 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Palembang 100 m butterfly
Representing the Texas Longhorns
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 12 2 3
Total 12 2 3
By race
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
50 y freestyle 0 0 1
100 y butterfly 2 1 0
200 y butterfly 2 0 0
4×50 y freestyle 2 0 0
4×100 y freestyle 1 1 0
4×200 y freestyle 1 0 0
4×50 y medley 1 0 2
4×100 y medley 3 0 0
Total 12 2 3
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iowa City 100 y butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iowa City 200 y butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iowa City 4x100 y medley
Gold medal – first place 2016 Atlanta 100 y butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2016 Atlanta 200 y butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2016 Atlanta 4x50 y freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 Atlanta 4x200 y freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 Atlanta 4x100 y medley
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4x50 y freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4x100 y freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4x50 y medley
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4x100 y medley
Silver medal – second place 2016 Atlanta 4×100 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Indianapolis 100 y butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Iowa City 4×50 y medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Atlanta 4×50 y medley
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Indianapolis 50 y freestyle

Joseph Isaac Schooling PJG (born 16 June 1995) is a Singaporean former[3] professional swimmer who specialised in butterfly, freestyle, and medley events. He was the gold medalist in the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Olympics, achieving Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medal.[4] His winning time of 50.39s broke multiple records at the National, Southeast Asian, Asian, and Olympic levels.

An alumnus of the Anglo-Chinese School, he subsequently graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of the Texas Longhorns swimming team, one of the top collegiate swim programmes under two-time United States Olympic men's head coach Eddie Reese.[5][6] He first qualified for the Olympics in 2012 after winning the 200m butterfly at the 2011 SEA Games.[7]

On 2 April 2024, he announced his retirement from competitive swimming to focus on his swim school and other business ventures.[8][9]

  1. ^ Williams, Dan (30 November 2019). "5 things about Joseph Schooling, Singapore's first Olympic gold champion". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Singapore's 'flying fish' gets hero's welcome". BBC News. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Joseph Schooling, who won Olympic gold over Michael Phelps, retires from swimming". 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Joseph Schooling Wins Singapore's First Ever Olympic Swimming Medal With 100 Fly Victory". 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ Chew, Ian; Lowe, Marvin (28 April 2009). "Swim sensation Joseph Schooling of ACS(I) lights up inter-school championships". redsports.sg. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  6. ^ Goh, Philip (25 September 2014). "Schooling strikes gold for Singapore". MediaCorp. TODAY. Archived from the original on 3 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  7. ^ Tan, Les (16 November 2011). "SEA Games Swimming: Joseph Schooling destroys field and qualifies for Olympics". redsports.sg. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  8. ^ Mohan, Matthew; Amsyar, Alif (2 April 2024). "Singapore Olympic champion Joseph Schooling retires from swimming". CNA. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  9. ^ Brijnath, Rohit (2 April 2024). "Olympic golden boy Joseph Schooling retires from swimming". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 April 2024.