Caroline Puamau

Caroline Puamau

Personal information
Full name	Caroline Pickering Puamau
Nationality	Fiji
Born	1 May 1980
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record (South) Pacific Games Suva 2003 50 m freestyle Suva 2003 100 m freestyle Apia 2007 50 m freestyle Apia 2007 100 m freestyle Suva 2003 50 m backstroke Suva 2003 100 m backstroke Suva 2003 50 m butterfly Suva 2003 400 m freestyle Suva 2003 800 m freestyle Suva 2003 400 m medley Port Moresby 2015 50 m freestyle Port Moresby 2015 50 m backstroke Port Moresby 2015 50 m butterfly Port Moresby 2015 4x100 m free relay Port Moresby 2015 4x200 m free relay Port Moresby 2015 4x50 m mixed free relay Suva 2003 200 m individual medley 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", 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", 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", Aaron Kolinisau, Fiji Times, 26 March 2008