Caroline Puamau

Caroline Puamau
Personal information
Full nameCaroline Pickering Puamau
Nationality Fiji
Born (1980-05-01) 1 May 1980 (age 46)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
(South) Pacific Games
Gold medal – first placeSuva 200350 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeSuva 2003100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeApia 200750 m freestyle
Gold medal – first placeApia 2007100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second placeSuva 200350 m backstroke
Silver medal – second placeSuva 2003100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second placeSuva 200350 m butterfly
Silver medal – second placeSuva 2003400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second placeSuva 2003800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second placeSuva 2003400 m medley
Silver medal – second placePort Moresby 201550 m freestyle
Silver medal – second placePort Moresby 201550 m backstroke
Silver medal – second placePort Moresby 201550 m butterfly
Silver medal – second placePort Moresby 20154x100 m free relay
Silver medal – second placePort Moresby 20154x200 m free relay
Silver medal – second placePort Moresby 20154x50 m mixed free relay
Bronze medal – third placeSuva 2003200 m individual medley
Bronze medal – third placePort Moresby 2015100 m freestyle

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

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

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

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