Singapore--Olympic prospect Joseph Schooling completed a perfect haul of nine titles and all in SEA Games record time as Singapore put the seal on a golden pool performance on Thursday.
Schooling gave himself a rousing send-off for next month's world championships as he led the hosts to a 4x100m medley relay win in 3min 38.25sec, three seconds inside the event record.
The 19-year-old has proved he can be a contender on the world stage, but he also shared the spotlight with Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, who finished with eight golds.
Vietnam's "Iron Girl" won the 200m breaststroke and exited with her trademark smile after towering over the women's events at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Singapore's Quah Zheng Wen was largely outshone by the illustrious Schooling despite taking 50m backstroke and relay gold on Thursday to finish with seven titles.
The blistering relay win provided a fitting end to a swimming competition dominated by Singapore, who won 23 gold medals out of 38 on offer.
AFP
