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Joseph Schooling previously said he would return to Singapore in "January or February" 2019, after finishing up his undergraduate studies in December. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
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SINGAPORE - Olympic champion Joseph Schooling is ready to go "more than full steam ahead" when he moves back to Singapore early next year to train for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The 23-year-old said in a video interview for the SwimSwam website last week that he would return to Singapore in "January or February" 2019, after completing his undergraduate studies with the University of Texas at Austin next month.

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