'I gave in to a moment of weakness after going through a very tough period of my life.'
, when he was on a short-term disruption from full-time national service to train for and compete in the May 12-23 South-east Asia Games.
"I made a mistake and I'm responsible for what I've done. I will make amends and right what is wrong. I won't let you down again." National sports body Sport Singapore also revealed on Tuesday that the Central Narcotics Bureau had investigated Schooling and fellow national swimmer Amanda Lim, 29, for consumption of cannabis.gold-winning women’s 4x100m freestyle quartet at the Hanoi SEA GamesThe 11-gold SEA Games champion said on Tuesday:"To all my supporters, family and friends, I am deeply sorry for my actions. There is no excuse, and I will take the warning given to me seriously and reflect on my mistakes.
The Ministry said that given his abuse of disruption privileges, Schooling will no longer be eligible for leave or disruption to train or compete while in NS. This means he will likely miss next year’s SEA Games in Cambodia as well as the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Mr Desmond Loh wrote on ST’s Facebook page: “As an athlete, this is totally unacceptable. You are trained to handle pressure at the highest level. And yet you gave in to a moment of weakness.
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