Dr Tan noted that Singapores athletes also had to deal with challenges of preparing for the Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and managed to tackle the curveball posed by it very well.
DISAPPOINTMENT FOR SWIMMERS
At the same time, Singapore Sport Institute (SSI) chief Toh Boon Yi noted that Singapores swimmers did not perform up to expectations.
By their own admission, our swimmers have already acknowledged that. And we have to go back and review what could have been done better, what were the issues, said Mr Toh.
All of us felt the disappointment, from the swimmers to the officials to the general public, because we had very high hopes. High hopes framed from our last performance at the 2016 (Olympics). But that was five years ago.
He also echoed calls to give the swimmers space and that the next steps will be determined down the line.
None of Singapores three swimmers, including 2016 Olympic champion Joseph Schooling, progressed past their heats in Tokyo.
