{"id":222903,"date":"2016-09-29T14:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T21:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=222903"},"modified":"2016-09-29T14:00:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T21:00:33","slug":"olympic-gold-medalist-joseph-schooling-to-release-book-of-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-gold-medalist-joseph-schooling-to-release-book-of-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Gold Medalist Joseph Schooling To Release Book Of Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joseph Schooling<\/strong><\/a>, a junior at the University of Texas, made history this past August when he became the first ever Olympic athlete from Singapore to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

In the wake of his Olympic success Schooling has announced the publishing of a book of photos titled\u00a0Hello, My Name Is Joseph Schooling<\/em>. The book will be 96-pages and is expected to be released into major bookstores approximately late next week.<\/p>\n

Creating the book was a family project with parents\u00a0Colin\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0May\u00a0<\/strong>lending assistance throughout the process. Photojournalists\u00a0Alvin Toh<\/strong> and\u00a0Tay Kay Chin<\/strong> captured the photos, which aim to show the “never-before-seen” side of Schooling and his journey to Olympic gold.<\/p>\n

Schooling\u00a0officially announced the book on Facebook just yesterday on his Facebook page and on the newly created book’s page, titled “The Schooling Effect,” noting that the book has gone to print. The post continues with a statement from Schooling,<\/p>\n

A big part of being an athlete means accepting the fact that I will always be scrutinized, in and out of the pool. Having a photographer tailing me for an extended period of time I something I am still trying to get used to, but I believe and hope that these previously unseen images of me, and of the people dear to me, will bring all of us closer together.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He continued on, adding,<\/p>\n

Hard as it sounds, I’m trying to put my victory in Rio 2016 in perspective and behind me. Winning my first Olympic gold was very difficult but to win my next one will be even more challenging. The only thing I can do is to train even harder and hope that you will always be there for me.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n