Making of a champion
SCHOOLBOY TO SWIM KING
2004: Joseph Schooling as a nine-year-old in a pool. PHOTO: WILLY FOO
A young Schooling (second from left) with good friend Teo Zhen Ren (left). PHOTO: TEO ZHEN REN/FACEBOOK
2009: Schooling (left) and fellow swimmers had their fingernails painted red and white in a display of patriotism. ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI
2011: Schooling, then 16, in front of a picture of a shark. He would imagine a shark coming after him, motivating him to swim faster. PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER FILE
2012: Schooling at the Anglo-Chinese School swimming pool. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
2013: Schooling, then 18, kissing an Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin at Resorts World Sentosa's Adventure Cove Waterpark. ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
2013: Schooling at Resorts World Sentosa, not long before competing at the SEA Games in Myanmar that year. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
2015: (From left) Danny Yeo, Pang Sheng Jun, Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen after winning the men's 4x200m free relay at the 28th SEA Games in Singapore. PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER FILE
2015: Schooling with 4x100m medley teammates (from left) Clement Lim, Lionel Khoo and Quah Zheng Wen after their SEA Games win, which set a new Games and national record. ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
2014: Schooling at the Munhak Park Tae Hwan Aquatics Centre in Incheon, South Korea, during the 2014 Asian Games. ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Schooling flying the Singapore flag after winning Asian Games gold in 2014. ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
2016: Schooling sporting a tattoo of a Longhorn with the worlds "Come and take it". The phrase spurs his determination to go even faster. PHOTO: SINGAPORE SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
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HOMECOMING
Big crowd at Changi Airport welcomes Schooling on his return to Singapore on Aug 15, 2016. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
Water cannon salute for Singapore Airlines' SQ67 with Schooling on board. PHOTO: CAG
Schooling, with the Olympic gold medal around his neck, greets the crowd at Changi Airport. PHOTO: TIFFANY GOH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES
Schooling with his father Colin on his arrival at Changi Airport. PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER
A warm welcome home for Schooling as he shares a hug with father Colin at Changi Airport. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
With a gold medal in hand, Schooling shares a moment with his parents after his arrival at Changi Airport. PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN
Water polo player Zenith Tan, 13, poses with a book autographed by Schooling at the OCBC Aquatic Centre. PHOTO: EPA
Schooling leaves Changi Airport. PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN
Schooling at Anglo-Chinese School (Junior). ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
Schooling at Anglo-Chinese School (Junior). ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
Schooling with national athletes at the OCBC Aquatic Centre. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Schooling shows off his new Olympic rings tattoo at a press conference. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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VICTORY PARADE
Joseph Schooling in the open-top bus at Marine Terrace on Aug 18, 2016. The photograph with a message penned by Schooling was printed as a full-page poster in The Straits Times the next day as a souvenir for fans. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
A huge turnout at Marine Terrace, where hundreds of people turned up at the first stop to greet Schooling. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Schooling greets the crowd as the open-top bus makes its way down Orchard Road. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Schooling on the open-top bus greets his fans along Old Airport Road. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Schooling's victory parade going past the Canadian International School. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Schooling's victory parade along Orchard Road. PHOTO: TIFFANY GOH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES
Schooling with a plate of his favourite black chye tow kueh from Bee Bee Carrot Cake at Marine Terrace Market during a pit stop of his victory parade. ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG
Thessabel Chang, 12, was first in line for the meet-and-greet session with Joseph Schooling at Raffles City. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Fans with the "Olympic rings" await Schooling at the Singtel Comcentre Plaza. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Students line the street along Old Airport Road to cheer for Schooling. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
At Marine Terrace, members of the public present Schooling with a portrait of himself. ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG
Schooling and the crowd that turned up to greet him at Singtel Comcentre Plaza. ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM
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