Joseph Schooling

Schooling said, “After careful consideration with my team, I have decided to pull out of the SEA Games. This was not an easy decision, but I am currently ...

“After careful consideration with my team, I have decided to pull out of the SEA Games. Schooling relinquished his 100m butterfly title after failing to qualify in the same event at the 2020 Tokyo Games, and has dropped several hints that he might retire soon. At the time he apologised and said that he “gave in to a moment of weakness after going through a very tough period of my life.”

SINGAPORE — National swimmer Joseph Schooling said on Wednesday (March 1) that he will not be taking part in the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

Last year Schooling was embroiled in a drug scandal. Advertisement [Joseph Schooling](https://www.todayonline.com/topic/joseph-schooling) said on Wednesday (March 1) that he will not be taking part in the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

SINGAPORE – For the first time since his 2011 debut, Joseph Schooling will not represent Singapore at the biennial SEA Games. The Republic's only Olympic ...

Tan said: "This team has a good mix of youth and experience and we are confident of a strong showing in Cambodia. His personal best of 1min 00.37sec is faster than Vietnamese Pham Thanh Bao's SEA Games record time of 1:01.17 set in Hanoi. "Right now the question is, 'Okay, do I still want to do Paris (Olympics)? The Hanoi SEA Games in May 2022 was his last meet. Because if this schedule persists, I don't think I can make it to 2024 in Paris." The team will miss his presence but we will keep moving forward." It will be a busy year, with the SEA games in May, the World Championships in July and the Asian Games in September. This was not an easy decision, but I am currently not at the level at which I hold myself to perform. [embroiled in a drug controversy that same year](https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/joseph-schooling-saga-cannabis-use-abroad-raises-questions-over-long-arm-anti-drug-laws), in which he and fellow swimmers Teong and Amanda Lim admitted to [consuming cannabis](https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/joseph-schooling-admits-consuming-cannabis-other-elite-athletes-who-have-fallen-foul-drug). [who swept the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1,500m titles in the women's free in Hanoi](https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/who-gan-ching-hwee-winner-5-sea-games-golds-and-top-student). [Schooling had called for a "national dialogue" on national service](https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/what-are-expectations-our-athletes-are-facing-joseph-schooling-calls-national-dialogue), highlighting the need to manage the expectations of athletes who are undergoing NS. [historic victory at the 2016 Rio Olympics](https://www.asiaone.com/world/singapores-joseph-schooling-makes-history-wins-olympic-gold), he has won three Asian Games golds, a Commonwealth Games silver, and 29 titles at the SEA Games.

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): For the first time since his 2011 debut, Joseph Schooling will not represent Singapore at the biennial SEA ...

Tan said: “This team has a good mix of youth and experience and we are confident of a strong showing in Cambodia. He also bagged a Commonwealth Games silver in the 50m fly at Birmingham 2022. The trio’s support was suspended by Sport Singapore and they were banned from national team training for a month after an internal review. The Hanoi SEA Games in May 2022 was his last meet. This was not an easy decision, but I am currently not at the level at which I hold myself to perform. The Republic’s only Olympic champion had qualified for the men’s 100m butterfly and was eligible for the men’s 4x100m medley team.

SINGAPORE – For the first time since his 2011 debut, Joseph Schooling will not represent Singapore at the biennial SEA Games. The Republic's only Olympic ...

“Right now the question is, ‘Okay, do I still want to do Paris (Olympics)? Because if this schedule persists, I don’t think I can make it to 2024 in Paris.” [swept the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1,500m titles in the women’s free in Hanoi.](https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sea-games-gan-ching-hwee-is-1st-winner-of-womens-1500m-race-her-4th-gold) The Hanoi SEA Games in May 2022 was his last meet. The Asiad was postponed from 2022 due to China’s Covid-19 restrictions. Schooling, 27, said: “After careful consideration with my team, I have decided to pull out of the SEA Games. [embroiled in a drug controversy](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/swimming-joseph-schooling-and-amanda-lim-admit-to-drug-use) that same year, in which he and fellow swimmers Teong and Amanda Lim [admitted to consuming cannabis.](https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/swimming-amanda-lim-joseph-schooling-and-teong-tzen-wei-warned-over-drug-use) [South-east Asia’s fastest man](https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/swimming-5-things-to-know-about-south-east-asias-fastest-man-teong-tzen-wei) after he clocked 21.93sec in the 50m free in Hanoi. [called for a “national dialogue” on national service,](https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sea-games-joseph-schooling-calls-for-national-dialogue-on-national-service) highlighting the need to manage the expectations of athletes who are undergoing NS. [that historic victory at the 2016 Rio Olympics,](https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/olympics-joseph-schoolings-coronation-complete-as-he-wins-singapores-first-gold) he has won three Asian Games golds, a Commonwealth Games silver, and 29 titles at the SEA Games. [raises the retirement question](https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/swimming-schooling-was-done-and-then-he-changed-his-mind-about-retiring) after a glittering career. [although he has qualified](https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/swimming-schooling-qualifies-for-asian-commonwealth-games-in-first-race-since-tokyo-2020) for the 50m, 100m fly and 100m freestyle plus two relays.