Olympics: Joseph Schooling finishes 8th in 100m butterfly heat, fails to qualify for semi-finals

The 26-year-old swam a time of 53.12 seconds.

Low Jia Ying | July 29, 2021, 07:11 PM

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Defending champion Joseph Schooling has failed to qualify for the Olympic semi-finals of the 100m butterfly after finishing 8th in his heat.

The 26-year-old swam a time of 53.12 seconds.

Schooling’s teammate Quah Zheng Wen clocked a time of 52.39s, and finished 4th in his heat.

Schooling placed 44th in a field of 55, while Quah came in at 34.

There are eight heats and the top 16 swimmers from these races will make it to the semi-finals.

Top photo by Kong Chong Yew/SNOC