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Swimming: Joseph Schooling has 'got all the tools' to return to the top, says Michael Phelps

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Lester Wong

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SINGAPORE - As he searches for ways to return to top form before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Joseph Schooling has not had to look further than the man who originally inspired him to his first Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio Games: Michael Phelps.
There may be no better role model than the 1.93m American, the most decorated Olympian in history with 28 medals - 23 of those gold - to ask about what it takes to be consistently successful at the highest level.
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