Caroline Puamau

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Caroline Puamau
Caroline Pickering 2016.jpg
Personal information
Full nameCaroline Pickering Puamau
NationalityFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Born (1980-05-01) 1 May 1980 (age 45)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
(South) Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Suva 2003 50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Suva 2003 100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Apia 2007 50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Apia 2007 100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Suva 2003 50 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Suva 2003 100 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Suva 2003 50 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Suva 2003 400 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Suva 2003 800 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Suva 2003 400 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Port Moresby 2015 50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Port Moresby 2015 50 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Port Moresby 2015 50 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Port Moresby 2015 4x100 m free relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Port Moresby 2015 4x200 m free relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Port Moresby 2015 4x50 m mixed free relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Suva 2003 200 m individual medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Port Moresby 2015 100 m freestyle

Caroline Pickering Puamau (born 1 May 1980) [1] is a 2-time Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Fiji. She swam at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics; [2] as well as at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. [3]

She also competed in the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, winning two gold medals, three silver and one bronze, [4] and in the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, where she won two gold medals, three silver and two bronze. [5] She lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony at the 2003 Games. [6]

Puamau declined to take part in the qualifiers for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, stating: "Right now I'm into coaching." [7]

References

  1. ↑ Pickering's entry at www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Swimmers at turning point new seasons" Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Aaron Kolinisau, Fiji Times, 26 March 2008
  3. ↑ BBC Sport, 12 August 2002
  4. ↑ 2003 South Pacific Games – Swimming results; retrieved 2009-07-03.
  5. ↑ "Swimmers at turning point new seasons" Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Aaron Kolinisau, Fiji Times, 26 March 2008
  6. ↑ "Rousing start to 12th South Pacific Games" Archived 7 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine , University of the South Pacific, 28 June 2003
  7. ↑ "Swimmers at turning point new seasons" Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Aaron Kolinisau, Fiji Times, 26 March 2008


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