Schooling: I've so much more left in the tank

Swimmer may have lost his second shot at Olympic gold but knows his career is not over

Joseph Schooling competing in a heat in the men's 100m butterfly swimming event at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Thursday. He clocked 53.12 seconds to finish last, and placed 44th out of the field of 55. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Joseph Schooling sh
Joseph Schooling sharing a warm embrace with his swim coach Sergio Lopez at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre after failing to advance to the semi-finals in the 100m butterfly event on Thursday. The Spaniard trained Schooling when he attended The Bolles School in Florida from 2010 to 2014, and as head coach of the Singapore national team from 2015 to 2016. PHOTOS: SERGIO LOPEZ MIRO/INSTAGRAM
Joseph Schooling competing in a heat in the men's 100m butterfly swimming event at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Thursday. He clocked 53.12 seconds to finish last, and placed 44th out of the field of 55. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Joseph Schooling sh
Joseph Schooling competing in a heat in the men's 100m butterfly swimming event at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Thursday. He clocked 53.12 seconds to finish last, and placed 44th out of the field of 55. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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"Damn, like come on, that sucks."

It is the day after Joseph Schooling's swim, the swim he has not watched a recording of and does not plan to, the swim whose slow time left him with that disapproving reaction.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 31, 2021, with the headline Schooling: I've so much more left in the tank. Subscribe