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Joseph Schooling
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. He first qualified for the Olympics in 2012 after winning the 200m butterfly at the 2011 SEA Games. On 2 April 2024, he announced his retirement from competitive swimming to focus on his swim school and other business ventures. Early life and family Schooling was born and raised in Singapore, being a fourth-generation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingat Jasa Gemilang
The Pingat Jasa Gemilang () is a Singaporean national honour and medal instituted in 1962. It may be awarded to any person who has performed "''service of conspicuous merit characterised by resource and devotion to duty, including long service marked by exceptional ability, merit and exemplary conduct within Singapore''". It may also be awarded to any person outside of Singapore under exceptional circumstances. Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters PJG. The Singapore Armed Forces equivalent of the award is the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera). History The Pingat Jasa Gemilang was one of six state awards instituted on 19 April 1962. The rules of the award were revised in July 1996. Description * The medal is silver-gilt having, on the obverse side, a rhomboid Traditionally, in two-dimensional geometry, a rhomboid is a parallelogram in which adjacent sides are of unequal lengths and angles are non-right angled. The terms "rhomboid" and "parallelogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Metre Butterfly
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 11–12 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Summary Michael Phelps fell short of his attempt to fulfill an Olympic four-peat in the sprint butterfly event, due to a brilliant performance of Joseph Schooling, who became Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medalist. The Singapore National Olympic Council awarded Schooling S$1 million (about US$740,000) under the Multi-Million Dollar Award Programme (MAP). Singapore's unique "rewards for sports excellence" were the world's largest Olympic cash prize. Leading from the start, Schooling defeated the field of experienced sprinters, including all-time medal leader and his personal hero Phelps, to establish a new Olympic record of 50.39 for a gold-medal triumph. Schooling did not only erase Phelps' eight-year-old record by 0.19 seconds, but also produced the fastest time of the event in List of textile best times in swimming, textile. Three-quarters of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2018 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 200 Metre Freestyle Relay
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 20 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium The Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium () is an aquatics stadium in the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in Gelora, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It has a capacity of 7,800. It is used mostly for swimming and water polo events. The stadium was used d .... Schedule All times are Western Indonesia Time ( UTC+07:00) Records Results ;Legend *DNS — Did not start *DSQ — Disqualified Heats Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2018 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 100 Metre Freestyle Relay
The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 22 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium The Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium () is an aquatics stadium in the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in Gelora, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It has a capacity of 7,800. It is used mostly for swimming and water polo events. The stadium was used d .... Schedule All times are Western Indonesia Time ( UTC+07:00) Records Results ;Legend *DNS — Did not start *DSQ — Disqualified Heats Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2014 Asian Games – Men's 50 Metre Butterfly
The men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games (), officially known as the 17th Asian Games () and also known as Incheon 2014 (), were a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded ... took place on 25 September 2014 at Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center. Schedule All times are Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09:00) Records Results ;Legend *DNS — Did not start Heats Final ReferencesHeats Results* External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games - Men's 50 metre butterfly Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2014 Asian Games – Men's 100 Metre Butterfly
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games (), officially known as the 17th Asian Games () and also known as Incheon 2014 (), were a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded ... took place on 24 September 2014 at Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center. Schedule All times are Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09:00) Records Results ;Legend *DNS — Did not start Heats Final ReferencesHeats Results* External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games - Men's 100 metre butterfly Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Asian Games
The 2014 Asian Games (), officially known as the 17th Asian Games () and also known as Incheon 2014 (), were a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded the right to host the games, defeating Delhi, India and was the third city in South Korea after Seoul (1986 Asian Games, 1986) and Busan (2002 Asian Games, 2002). The games were held from 19 September to 4 October 2014, although several pre-competitive events began between 14 and 19 September 2014. Approximately 9,501 athletes participated in the event which featured 439 events in 36 Asian Games sports, sports. It was opened by the President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium. The final medal tally was led by China at the 2014 Asian Games, China, followed by the host South Korea at the 2014 Asian Games, South Korea and Japan at the 2014 Asian Games, Japan, while Cambodia at the 2014 Asian Games, Cambodia won it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2018 Asian Games – Men's 50 Metre Butterfly
The men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 23 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium The Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium () is an aquatics stadium in the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in Gelora, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It has a capacity of 7,800. It is used mostly for swimming and water polo events. The stadium was used d .... Schedule All times are Western Indonesia Time ( UTC+07:00) Records Results ;Legend *DNS — Did not start Heats Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's 50 metre butterfly Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2018 Asian Games – Men's 100 Metre Butterfly
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 22 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium. Schedule All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00) Records Results ;Legend *DNS — Did not start Heats Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's 100 metre butterfly Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Asian Games
The 2018 Asian Games ( or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games (), and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, were a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in Jakarta and Palembang. For the first time, the Summer Asian Games were co-hosted by two regions; the Indonesian capital of Jakarta (which was hosting the Games for the first time since 1962 Asian Games, 1962), and Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra province. Events were held in and around the two cities, including venues in Bandung Regency, Bandung and the provinces of West Java and Banten. The 2018 Asian Games opening ceremony, opening and 2018 Asian Games closing ceremony, closing ceremonies of the Games were held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. The Games were originally awarded to Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam, but withdrew in 2014 due to budgetary concerns and other factors. Several non-Olympic events were trimmed from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Asian Games, 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Asian Games, 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games. Nine nations have hosted the Asian Games. Forty-six nations have participated in the Games, including Israel at the Asian Games, Israel, which was excluded from the Games after its last participation in 1974 Asian Games, 1974. The last edition of the Games was held in Hangzhou, China, from 23 September to 8 October 2023. The next edition will be held in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan, from 19 September to 4 October 2026. Sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 Metre Butterfly
The Men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia hosted this event for the first time. The number of participating national teams (190), ... was held on 7 August with the heats and the semifinals and 8 August with the final. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Results Heats The heats were held at 10:09 Semifinals The semifinals were held on 7 August at 18.35. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final The final was held on 8 August at 18:13. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100 metre butterfly Men's 100 metre butterfly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
