SINGAPORE’S Joseph Schooling missed out on a podium finish as Malaysia-schooled Brit Ben Proud won a surprise gold in the 50m butterfly at the World Aquatics Championships.
Schooling had targeted gold in the event after breaking both the national and Asian records twice at the weekend – in the heats and semi-finals.
But he and America’s Caeleb Dressel – Schooling’s former Bolles School team-mate – both missed out on the medals despite Dressel being the fastest qualifier.
Proud, 22, was born in London but raised in Malaysia, where he attended the Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur from kindergarten until leaving for the …read more
Source: Asian Correspondent
