Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling said Tuesday (Aug 16) he was contemplating a professional career in the United States after winning the city-state's first ever Olympic gold medal and beating Michael Phelps.
The 21-year-old Asian champion set an Olympic record of 50.39s in Rio last week after edging out his American idol Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, in the men's 100m butterfly final.
"I'm going to finish my education up in UT (the University of Texas), get my diploma, and then we can talk about turning pro, that's the plan," the sophomore told AFP in an interview on Tuesday.
Schooling said he would prefer to be based in the United States, where he would be able to focus on training at a high level.