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SEA Games: Joseph Schooling takes silver as Singapore strike one-two in 50m butterfly
- Olympic champion takes second place in 50m butterfly final, as teammate Tzen Wei Teong secures Singapore’s 22nd gold of the Games
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Singapore’s Tzen Wei Teong and Olympic champion Joseph Schooling went one-two in the final of the 50m butterfly at the Southeast Asian Games in Philippines on Thursday night.
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Teong took gold in a sluggish 23.55 seconds with Schooling behind in 23.61. Indonesia’s Glenn Sutanto rounded out the podium claiming bronze in 23.84.
Schooling was the three-time defending champion in Clark, and was expected to retain his 50m crown, but Teong delivered a personal best time after a fine start.
“It was a hard race,” Schooling said. “Kudos to Tzen Wei, he did really well and had a great start.
“I tried my best but sometimes that’s the result. I’m not too disappointed, obviously, to see my teammate in front of me. I’d rather have him in front of me than anyone else.”
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