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 Apia 2007 50 m freestyle Apia 2007 100 m freestyle Suva 2003 50 m freestyle Suva 2003 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 Suva 2003 200 m individual medley

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", University of the South Pacific, 28 June 2003
7. "Swimmers at turning point new seasons", Aaron Kolinisau, Fiji Times, 26 March 2008