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Disappointed with 5th-place finish in 50m fly, Schooling now sets sights on pet event

BUDAPEST – Joseph Schooling missed out on a podium finish in the 50m butterfly at the Fina World Championships in Budapest on Monday night (Tuesday morning, July 25, Singapore time) when he finished fifth with a time of 22.95secs.

Singapore swimmer Jospeh Schooling had entered the 50m butterfly final as the fifth-fastest finalist. Photo: Getty Images

Singapore swimmer Jospeh Schooling had entered the 50m butterfly final as the fifth-fastest finalist. Photo: Getty Images

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BUDAPEST – Joseph Schooling missed out on a podium finish in the 50m butterfly at the Fina World Championships in Budapest on Monday night (Tuesday morning, July 25, Singapore time) when he finished fifth with a time of 22.95secs.

The 22-year-old, who set two new Asian and national records en route to the final, had said he was feeling confident of his chances of winning gold but was edged out of medal contention in the end.

The race was won by Britian's Benjamin Proud who touched the wall first in 22.75secs. Brazilian veteran Nicholas Santos was second in 22.79secs while Andrii Govorov took the bronze in 22.84sec.

American Caeleb Dressel, who beat Schooling in the 100-yards butterfly final at the NCAA Championships in March, and broke his record too, also finished out of the medals. But he finished ahead of Schooling with his time of 22.89sec.  

Schooling, who had targeted winning both the 50m and 100m butterfly in Budapest, shrugged off the result even though he admitted that he was disappointed with losing. He also saw the bright side of his performance.

"It’s fine," he said in the mixed zone. "It's my second best time, I got beaten by four better guys, it’s fine.

"Obviously I am disappointed with the positioning, but the time was fine, that sets me up for a good 100m fly. I will just learn from the race and move on."

Schooling also said that he was grateful to get his first final out of the way because he felt he learnt a lot from the experience. "First final for world champs, you learn about the atmosphere, the mentality, and the mindset needed, the progression between prelim, semi-final and final how it feels.

"I learnt that my first 50, my 100s' going to be good, my going-out speed’s going to be fine. This will spur me on even more to achieve better results for my next two events."

Schooling will be competing in the 100m freestyle on Wednesday.

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