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

Singapore's Joseph Schooling shows off his gold medal in the men's 100-meter butterfly medals ceremony during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 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, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

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By Associated Press

April 2, 2024 at 6:36 AM UTC

SINGAPORE (AP) — 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.