His time of 50.39 sec. is not only a personal best, but an Olympic Record, an Asian Games record, and the string of other records. The most amazing thing is that he beat not 1 but 3 great Olympians, including the great Michael Phelps who will retire with 22 Golds after this Rio 2016 Games as the most gold medalled athlete ever in the history of the Games.
Michael Phelps, Thomas Cseh, Joe Schooling, Chad Le Clos.
All of them Olympic champions past and present.
This is the "dream team".
His win has finally put Singapore's sporting ambitions on the world map, as this is the FIRST EVER gold medal in our 51 years as a nation, and everyone, regardless of race, social standing and gender is so proud of him.
Behind his win, is an army of support people, firstly his family, his Mum and Dad must be so proud of him, his fomer school, ACS whom I have friends, his coaches in US, and in Singapore, the team of physiologists, medical staff, masseuses, chefs, friends, and countless others who are beaming with pride an joy this young man has brought to Singapore.
The almost 2 decades of hard training, (he started swimming at 3), the mental and physical strengths (mental discipline is the hardest), the hundreds of thousands of hours of training leading up to this 50 secs of pure joy made each and every Singaporean so proud.
Well Done Jo ! A true Champion !
The Moment of Victory is so Sweet
10.20 pm 12 August 2016
Rio de Janerio
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