Unless you’ve been living under a really big rock, you know who Joseph Schooling is and what he did this weekend. To commemorate his big win, here are 6 new things that have caught ablaze since Schooling nabbed a Gold at the Rio Games.
1. ‘Schooled’
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Since Saturday, the Internet has been ablaze with the phrase ‘Schooled’ and ‘Schooling’. In a world of puns and sharp wit, we should have seen this coming a mile away. Even the Ministry of Education got in to it.
2. 5039
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These 4 digits, will forever be etched in Singapore’s sporting history. Schooling not only nabbed the gold medal in the 100 meter butterfly in Rio (against Michael Phelps) with his timing of 50.39 seconds, he’s also the only Southeast Asian male swimmer to cinch a gold medal at the Olympics. Which is probably why, this set of numbers was sold out for the 4D draw at Singapore Pools’ outlets across the country.
3. Singaporean Pride
Before Schooling, Singaporean Olympians (sadly) did not get much notice, while they were featured in the news and their names were mentioned, there wasn’t much fanfare. Even when they did bring back some medals, we were quick to shrug it off. Since Schooling has brought Singapore to the Olympic podium, Singaporeans are now paying attention to our local athletes (and that is definitely a good thing).
4. Tinder
Sure Tinder has been around awhile now, but since Schooling got us our first Olympic gold, we’re seeing a new found interest in the dating app.
(If you haven’t read it, a college student basically matched up with Joseph Schooling on Tinder in April and unfortunately for her, stopped replying.)
And really who can blame us? You never which future Olympian/singer/actor/ you could be matched up with.
5. Dreams Do Come True
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You’ve seen the meme, it’s pretty much everywhere right now. While we can definitely enjoy, pre-Rio Joseph Schooling, the underlying message radiates with us all, work hard and dream big. You never know, your childhood idol could be giving you props 8 years down the road.
6. Overcrowded Pools
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If you enjoy a quiet morning swim on the weekends, don’t bother. Swimming pools public and private are going to be choke-full of kids and their extra kan chiong parents cheering them on. Don’t be surprised if you see a jump in the number of swimming classes available and ads with the tagline “Be the Next Joseph Schooling”.
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