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Schooling was born in Singapore and first met Phelps when the US Olympic swim team visited Singapore in 2008.
The American helped inspire the young Singaporean to move to the United States for extensive training at 14, first going to Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida before attending the University of Texas.
The swimming star's mother, May, and father, Colin, negotiated their son's long-term deferment from National Service in 2013, according to Yahoo! Sports.
In 2013, May predicted her son would be a success in Rio, but could never have predicted Friday's result.
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