Tuesday, August 16, 2016

PHOTOS:Young swimmer who beat Phelp in the Olympic get hero's welcome in Singapore

Schooling (right) beat his idol and 23-time gold medalist Michael Phelps (left) in the 100-meter butterfly in Rio on Friday
Joseph Schooling dreamt of becoming a swimmer but never thought about beating his childhood
idol Michael Phelps. Joseph Schooling a Singaporean citizen met Phelp as a teenager and years
later beat him in the 100-meter butterfly in the olympics to be the first in his country to bring home
an olympic gold medal.


The 'golden boy' Singapore swimmer who beat 23-time gold medalist Michael Phelps has returned home to a hero's welcome. 
Hundreds packed Singapore's Changi Airport to greet 21-year-old Joseph Schooling as he returned from Rio de Janeiro with an Olympic gold medal around his neck on Monday.
He beat his idol in the 100-meter butterfly to deliver the first ever Olympic gold medal for the city-state of 5.54 million.
Hero: Schooling (right) first met Phelps (left) at a training camp in Singapore in 2008, the same year Phelps would compete in Beijing




New kid on the block: Despite the loss, Phelps was all smiles with Schooling as they looked at the clock after the men's 100m butterfly event

Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling, front right, received a hero's welcome when he returned to his home country on Monday

Schooling spent more than an hour thanking his supporters Monday, signing autographs and posing for photos with fans as people screamed and chanted his name

Schooling (third form left) posed for a group photo after his arrival from Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Schooling is already inspiring young Singaporeans with his success and many children came out to celebrate his triumphant return home

Schooling told the assembled media that winning the gold medal had been 'the highlight of my life'

Schooling's father, Colin, (pictured with him) did not travel to Rio but said he'd dreamed of the Singapore anthem being sung in the Olympic stadium

Couple: Schooling's stunning girlfriend, Casey Shomaker (pictured together), is a student at the University of Texas School of Law


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