Joseph Schooling

Who they were

Personal life In August 2016, Schooling had his National Service (NS) deferred until after the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The Armed Forces Council had approved Schooling's request to extend his deferment, as he had been exemplary in fulfilling the "raison d'être" for his deferment from 2013 to the 2016 Summer Olympics. [ 1 ] Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen had said then that NS deferment "may be granted in exceptional circumstances to individual sportsmen,

Joseph Isaac Schooling is a Singaporean former 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. His winning time of 50.39s broke multiple records at the National, Southeast Asian, Asian, and Olympic levels.

Early life

Educated at: Bolles School and Anglo-Chinese School.

Early life and family Schooling was born and raised in Singapore, being a fourth-generation Singaporean . [ 1 ] He is the only child of May and Colin Schooling, [ 2 ] and has Eurasian ancestry through his father. [ 2 ] May was previously from Perak and had moved to Singapore to become a permanent resident , having also played professionally in tennis ; [ 3 ] while Colin, a businessman born in Singapore and educated at Raffles Institution ,

Path and career

Awards / honours: Asia's Most Influential Singapore.

Honours and awards Meritorious Service Medal (2016) In October 2016, Schooling received the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Meritorious Service Medal) for his exceptional achievements at the 2016 Summer Olympics by winning Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medal in the men's 100m butterfly. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On 7 August 2017, an Orchid was named after Schooling; Dendrobium Joseph Schooling is a "vigorous and free flowering" hybrid with yellow and slightly twisted petals. [ 5 ]

Why this date

Joseph Schooling appears on our June 16 calendar for 1995 as a birth entry.