As Tinder matches go, a gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer in the making surely ranks pretty highly.
But for whatever reason, Joseph Schooling just wasn’t doing it for @sabwow when he matched her on the dating app just a few months before Rio.
This week 21-year-old Schooling made history for his native Singapore by beating hero Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly race, which means a gold medal will be going back to the island city-state for the first time ever.
But for all his talent in the pool, Schooling’s Tinder hit rate seems to be far from flawless. She obviously deemed him worthy of a right swipe, but their proceeding conversation barely got off the ground.
my tinder match just won the 100M butterfly final and beat Michael Phelps
this is my greatest accomplishment pic.twitter.com/bhU96gmflO
— sab (@sabwow) August 13, 2016
The whole affair has been decidedly bittersweet for Sab. One the one hand, she’s matched one of the biggest success stories of the Olympic games – her ‘greatest accomplishment’.
On the other, well, she gave him the cold shoulder, which is weird considering that in her message to the athlete – her only message to him – she used that hearts-for-eyes emoji which would lead most men to think they’re onto a winner. Not so, and doesn’t Sab regret it now.
and not replying to his message was my greatest failure
— sab (@sabwow) August 13, 2016
Could have been the greatest love story of a generation.
Exclusive interview with Paraic Duffy on the latest GAA Hour. Subscribe here on iTunes.
