Fans of Singapore’s first Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling will get to see previously unpublished photos of the swimmer in a new photo book.
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The 96-page book – titled Hello, My Name Is Joseph Schooling – contains 60 as-yet-unseen photos documenting the Singaporean’s historic swimming journey over the past year.
To commemorate the occasion and the launch of two other new books about his life, members of the public can meet the swimming star at a series of events.
Here’s the full list of where you can catch him in the flesh:
Saturday, Nov 19
2pm
Make-A-Wish foundation event at Ngee Ann City with Watsons
Sunday, Nov 20
2pm
Book signing for Hello, My Name Is Joseph Schooling at Kinokuniya, Ngee Ann City
Monday, Nov 21
1pm
Book signing for Schooling Joseph and From Kid To King at Singapore Press Holdings News Centre
Wednesday, Nov 23
3.30pm
National Museum
Thursday, Nov 24
4pm
Make-A-Wish foundation event at Kallang Wave Mall
Here are also a selection of photos taken from his glossy new tome, which give fans a glimpse into his storied life and journey from aspiring swimmer to Olympic champion:
The photo book is one of three featuring Singapore’s first Olympic gold medal winner.
The other two books, authorised biographies titled Schooling Joseph and From Kid to King, are written by current and former sports journalists from The Straits Times, and published by Straits Times Press.
This is one of the many photos taken over the past year and published in the 96-page book.
At the Rio Olympics, 21-year-old Schooling defeated 22-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps, in the 100m butterfly final to capture Singapore’s first Olympic gold medal.
In a Facebook post, the reigning Olympic 100m butterfly champion wrote: “A big part of being an athlete means accepting the fact that I will always be scrutinised, in and out of the pool.”
The book is a project by the Schoolings, including parents Colin and May. The pictures were taken by experienced photojournalists Alvin Toh and Tay Kay Chin.
Joseph is based in the United States, where he is into his third year at the University of Texas in Austin.
Singaporeans who missed out on Joseph Schooling’s victory parade in August have another chance to catch the country’s first Olympic champion in the flesh from Saturday, November 20.
The University of Texas student will be back in the Republic for a week, chiefly for a Singapore Swimming Association golf fund-raiser on Tuesday, November 22.
He also has a slew of public appearances, starting with an event at Ngee Ann City on Saturday, where he will be meeting five Make-A-Wish Foundation children beneficiaries as part of a Watsons Singapore initiative.
(Text by Chua Siang Yee, Straits Times / Additional Reporting by Natalya Molok)