Joseph Schooling admitted he was still in dreamland after denying Michael Phelps a final individual Olympic gold of his glittering career.
And the Singaporean history-maker revealed he had even tried to convince the legendary American to rethink his retirement plans after storming to victory in the 100-meter butterfly on Friday.
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Phelps was denied his 23rd gold medal in shocking fashion by Schooling, who became his country's first Olympic champion by clocking 50.39 seconds.