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Q: What is the legacy that Schooling has left in Singapore? David Lim: There is no doubt that he is one-of-a-kind. It’s going to take a long time before an athlete from Singapore is going to win the gold medal at the Olympics and he did it in a sport wherIs it over for Joseph Schooling? Retirement a 'good option' for him, say former swimmers Tao Li, David Lim
Q: What is the legacy that Schooling has left in Singapore? David Lim: There is no doubt that he is one-of-a-kind. It’s going to take a long time before an athlete from Singapore is going to win the gold medal at the Olympics and he did it in a sport where it is participated by 160 or 170 countries, instead of some obscure sport. So I tip my hat to him, he did very well and we are all so proud of him. Tao Li: I think he has achieved something that we as swimmers only dream of – to win an Olympic gold medal. Q: David, you were in national service (NS) before – how tough is it to still train? Did you feel that your levels dropped? Lim: Back then, we were given time off to come out and train full time. And we did that diligently, honestly. You just produce the goods and nobody questions you. But right now, from what I read, getting time off to train is tough (for Schooling) and I can imagine that it is going to be doubly or triply hard for a full-time athlete to get back to the levels that they want to. Read more