Joseph Schooling wins Singapore's first ever gold medal

Singaporean Joseph Schooling qualifies as fastest for men's 100m butterfly Rio 2016 event, beating Michael Phelps to gold.
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[yijuntey]

its 2022 and i still keep coming back to this race every now and then

[PLOffical]

Yup it's something that every singaporean never forget and how this guy untie us, we can't believe we have that gold medal

[IceSpikesStudios]

I remember watching that in my house. Never felt so proud as a singaporean 🇸🇬

[feltcnz]

what makes this better is that this kid beat his idol that he took a photo with 8 years previously

[ernestblunt]

Singapore's second olympic medal.

[penny]

this taught me a lesson… dont drink too much milo :)

[ibuprofenPill]

I think Phelps let him win. Schooling stood to earn several hundred thousand dollars for a gold medal. At this point in his career, Phelps had nothing left to prove and was earning millions in endorsements. I think Michael backed off a little on the last length. The post-race interview didn't see Michael the least bit upset because he didn't care. He had a somewhat mischievous and happy attitude. He deliberately didn't put as much effort into the last length so Joe could win the money.