Swimmer Joseph Schooling retires. He beat Michael Phelps for Singapore's first Olympic gold medal

Joseph Schooling, Singapore's Olympic gold medalist who defeated Michael Phelps in 2016, announced his retirement. The decision came after Phelps' last individual race, where he won eight gold medals. Schooling, at 28, holds eight national records. In 2022, he apologized for cannabis use while on military leave in Vietnam.

Joseph Schooling, who beat Michael Phelps in the 100-meter butterfly to win Singapore's first and only Olympic gold medal at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, announced his retirement on Tuesday.

It was the American swimming legend Phelps' last individual race of his career and came after Phelps won a record eight gold medals at the London Olympics in 2012.

"It comes a time when everyone has to flip the page, turn a new chapter. This is my time to do that, this is my official retirement," the 28-year-old Schooling told local media.

"There are no regrets," he added at a later media conference.

Schooling holds eight Singapore records, six in individual events and two in the relays.

In 2022, Schooling was forced to apologize for using cannabis in Vietnam while competing there on leave from military service.

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