Joseph Schooling still swims in his sleep

Joseph Schooling turned 25 on Tuesday and as a birthday gift Rohit Brijnath threw 25 questions at him.

A year older and wiser, Joseph Schooling cannot imagine a life without the pool for the years ahead. If he is not competing, it will always be a place of solace and tranquillity for the Olympic champion. ST FILE PHOTO
A year older and wiser, Joseph Schooling cannot imagine a life without the pool for the years ahead. If he is not competing, it will always be a place of solace and tranquillity for the Olympic champion. ST FILE PHOTO
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A: The pool is my place of solace, it's where I get my sense of tranquillity. I missed that.

A: Oh man, on a scale of one to 10, probably an eight or nine.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 21, 2020, with the headline Joseph Schooling still swims in his sleep. Subscribe