Joseph Schooling will not represent Singapore at the SEA Games for the first time since his debut.
The Republic’s only Olympic champion had qualified for the men’s 100m butterfly and was eligible for the men’s 4x100m medley team. But he was missing from the Singapore Swimming Association’s list, released on Wednesday , of 22 athletes bound for Phnom Penh. The Games will be held from May 5-17.
National swimming head coach Gary Tan said: “He has been a mainstay of the national team for quite some time and I know that Joe believes as well that there are capable swimmers in the team who can step up to the challenge. The team will miss his presence but we will keep moving forward.” Besides that historic victory at the 2016 Rio Olympics, he has won three Asian Games golds, a Commonwealth Games silver, and 29 titles at the SEA Games.
“Also, how do I balance what I need to do NS-wise and getting the training I need? Because if this schedule persists, I don’t think I can make it to 2024 in Paris.” The trio’s support was suspended by Sport Singapore and they were banned from national team training for a month after an internal review. Schooling, Teong and Lim were also fined $10,000, $3,200 and $2,800 respectively by the Singapore National Olympic Council for breaching its code of conduct.
Its contingent include the in-form Teong, who became South-east Asia’s fastest man after he clocked 21.93sec in the 50m free in Hanoi. He also bagged a Commonwealth Games silver in the 50m fly at Birmingham 2022. Another standout swimmer is Gan Ching Hwee, who swept the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1,500m titles in the women’s free in Hanoi.
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