Just 21, Joseph Schooling has already amassed Young and extraordinary plenty of notable milestones and achievements

June 16, 1995 Born to Colin and ACHIEVEMENTS May Schooling. He is their only child. National records South-east Asia Games 1 bronze at Glasgow Games Under-17 16 golds B • 50m G G G G A short chat with his 24.06 sec G G G G relatives about grand-uncle (Nov 12, 2011) G 1 gold Lloyd Valberg – ’s • 100m G G G G 2011 S 1 silver London Games – ignites S 53.18 Schooling’s Olympic dreams. G G G G (Nov 13, 2011) B 1 bronze 2008 • 200m 1 silver S 2012 First meeting with United 1 min in men’s in 32 years) 1 bronze B States swimming superstar 56.67 sec 1 Games record , who will (Nov 15, 2011) 51.76sec) prove a major source of in three 2013 inspiration as Schooling SEA Games progresses in his own Open (long-course) World Championships swimming career. 50m freestyle: • 10 Games records B 1 bronze in Kazan, 22.47 (June 8, 2015) (50m, 100m, 200m freestyle, 2014 2009 • 100m freestyle: medal for Singapore) Enrols in Bolles School 48.27 (Aug 10, 2016) 200m individual medley, 4x100m freestyle, 2 Asian records in Jacksonville, • 200m freestyle: 4x200 freestyle, 4x100 medley) 23.25sec, Florida, where - all set at the 2015 SEA Games 50.96sec) he is coached 1:47.79 (June 7, 2015) 2015 by Sergio • Lopez, a 2013 23.25 (Aug 3, 2015) bronze Chooses to enrol in University of Texas • medallist for 50.39 (Aug 13, 2016) Spain at the at Austin for his 1988 Seoul collegiate • Olympics. education, where 1:55.73 (June 8, 2015) 2016 he is coached by • 200m individual medley: , who 1:59.99 (July 31, 2013) Olympics served as US head coach at the • 4x100m freestyle relay: 2004 and 3:19.59 (June 9, 2015) G 2008 • 4x200m freestyle relay: Olympics. 7:18.14 (June 7, 2015) 1 gold at • 4x100m medley relay: Rio de Janeiro Games 3:38.25 (June 11, 2015) Singapore history) Open (short-course) • 1 Olympic record 23.58 (Dec 14, 2012) 50.39sec)

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