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Fijian swimmer

Caroline Puamau
Personal information
Full name Caroline Pickering Puamau
Nationality Fiji
Born (1980-05-01) 1 May 1980 (age 44)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record (South) Pacific Games Gold medal – first place Suva 2003 50 m freestyle Gold medal – first place Suva 2003 100 m freestyle Gold medal – first place Apia 2007 50 m freestyle Gold medal – first place Apia 2007 100 m freestyle Silver medal – second place Suva 2003 50 m backstroke Silver medal – second place Suva 2003 100 m backstroke Silver medal – second place Suva 2003 50 m butterfly Silver medal – second place Suva 2003 400 m freestyle Silver medal – second place Suva 2003 800 m freestyle Silver medal – second place Suva 2003 400 m medley Silver medal – second place Port Moresby 2015 50 m freestyle Silver medal – second place Port Moresby 2015 50 m backstroke Silver medal – second place Port Moresby 2015 50 m butterfly Silver medal – second place Port Moresby 2015 4x100 m free relay Silver medal – second place Port Moresby 2015 4x200 m free relay Silver medal – second place Port Moresby 2015 4x50 m mixed free relay Bronze medal – third place Suva 2003 200 m individual medley Bronze medal – third place 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]

  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