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Joseph Schooling

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Joseph Isaac Schooling (born 16 June 1995) 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. An alumnus of the Anglo-Chinese School, he subsequently graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of the Texas Longhorns swimming team, one of the top collegiate swim programmes under two-time United States Olympic men's head coach Eddie Reese. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Joseph Schooling is the 588th most popular swimmer (down from 497th in 2024), the 42nd most popular biography from Singapore (down from 38th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Singaporean Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Joseph Schooling ranks 588 out of 709. Before him are Lu Ying, Siobhán Haughey, Arno Kamminga, Yury Prilukov, Giedrius Titenis, and Danila Izotov. After him are Sara Isaković, Kenneth To, Mélanie Henique, Aya Terakawa, Megan Jendrick, and Mehdy Metella.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Joseph Schooling ranks 709. Before him are Arno Kamminga, Fousseni Diabaté, Alberto Abalde, Niyaz Ilyasov, Ralf Mackenbach, and Farida Azizova. After him are Kasim Nuhu, Momoka Ariyasu, Luke Benward, Alison Henrique Mira, Ulrikke Brandstorp, and Wei Shihao.

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, Joseph Schooling ranks 42 out of 42. Before him are Shou Zi Chew (1983), Louis Theroux (1970), Ross Butler (1990), Daniel Kowalski (1975), Muhammad Taqi (1986), and Kevin Kwan (1973). After him are Gwendoline Yeo (1977), Loh Kean Yew (1997), Astra Sharma (1995), Marcelo Herrera (null), Anders Aplin (1991), and Meg Lanning (1992).

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Among SWIMMERS In Singapore

Among swimmers born in Singapore, Joseph Schooling ranks 3. Before him are Brad Cooper (1954), and Daniel Kowalski (1975). After him are Quah Zheng Wen (1996), Kayla Sanchez (2001), Quah Ting Wen (1992), and Chantal Liew (1998).

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