Joseph Schooling made us ‘really proud to be a Singaporean’

Joseph Schooling made us ‘really proud to be a Singaporean’

The Straits Times - Sports·2024-04-02 06:04

SINGAPORE – On the Saturday morning of August 13, 2016, full-time national serviceman Dashan Kumaran is seated on a ferry from Pulau Tekong to the SAF Ferry Terminal in Changi.

It is no regular commute this time. All eyes on the vessel are glued to the TV screen as national swimmer Joseph Schooling dives into the pool over 15,000km away in Rio de Janeiro. And 50.39 seconds later, the crowd breaks out in hearty cheers as their countryman claims Singapore’s first Olympic gold medal,winning the men’s 100m butterfly final.

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