SEA Games 2023: No Joseph Schooling, no worries – Singapore swim team bank on veterans

National swimming head coach Gary Tan overseeing training at the Morodok Tecno National Aquatics Center Phnom Penh on May 4. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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PHNOM PENH – Joseph Schooling will be missing from the starting blocks when the SEA Games swimming competition kicks off on Saturday, but that has not dimmed the Singapore team’s star power in Phnom Penh.

Head coach Gary Tan is banking on a squad packed with experience and know-how to get the job done at the Morodok Techo National Aquatics Centre.

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