Swimming at the 1969 South Pacific Games

Swimming at the 1969 South Pacific Games took place in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea on 18–22 August 1969. Fifteen South Pacific Games records were set in the finals, and one in the competition heats. Hosts Papua New Guinea won six of the ten events for men, and New Caledonia swept the pool in the women's competition, winning nine from nine events.[1]

Medal summary

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  New Caledonia 13 8 6 27
2  Papua New Guinea 6 4 7 17
3  Fiji 0 6 6 12
4 Guam 0 1 0 1
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  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Freestyle New Caledonia J. Mamelin  
(NCL)
57.2  
GR
 Fiji P. Wilkins  
(FIJ)
59.2 New Caledonia J. Morault  
(NCL)
1:00
200m Freestyle New Caledonia J. Mamelin  
(NCL)
2:10.1  
GR
 Papua New Guinea N. Bostock  
(PNG)
2:12.3 Fiji P. Wilkins  
(FIJ)
2:14.5
400m Freestyle Papua New Guinea N. Bostock  
(PNG)
4:42.7 New Caledonia P. Maillot  
(NCL)
4:51.1 Papua New Guinea M. Mowen  
(PNG)
4:54
1500m Freestyle Papua New Guinea M. Mowen  
(PNG)
19:09  
GR
 Papua New Guinea N. Bostock  
(PNG)
19:20 New Caledonia P. Maillot  
(NCL)
19:32.9
100m Backstroke Papua New Guinea N. Cluer  
(PNG)
1:09.4  
GR
 Fiji D. Lane  
(FIJ)
1:10.1 Papua New Guinea D. Cluer  
(PNG)
1:11.3
200m Breaststroke Papua New Guinea N. Cluer  
(PNG)
2:50.2  
GR
 Guam D. Garrison  
(GUM)
2:56 Papua New Guinea J. Tovitolon  
(PNG)
3:00.2
100m Butterfly New Caledonia T. Ruyer  
(NCL)
1:07.8 Papua New Guinea M. Mowen  
(PNG)
1:08 Papua New Guinea K. Pini  
(PNG)
1:09.7
200m I.M. Papua New Guinea N. Cluer  
(PNG)
2:27  
GR
 New Caledonia T. Ruyer  
(NCL)
2:32.1 Papua New Guinea M. Mowen  
(PNG)
2:35.1
4x100m
Medley relay		 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 4:36.1  
GR
 New Caledonia New Caledonia 4:39.5 Fiji Fiji 4:53.9
4x100m
Freestyle relay		 New Caledonia New Caledonia 4:01.4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 4:05.7 Fiji Fiji 4:10

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100m Freestyle New Caledonia S. Hanner  
(NCL)
1:04.9   
GR
 New Caledonia M. Anewy  
(NCL)
1:05.4 New Caledonia M. Kersaudy  
(NCL)
1:05.5
200m Freestyle not contested
400m Freestyle New Caledonia M. Kersaudy  
(NCL)
4:55.1   
GR
 New Caledonia M. Anewy  
(NCL)
4:59.5 New Caledonia C. Legras  
(NCL)
5:02.7
800m Freestyle New Caledonia M. Kersaudy  
(NCL)
10:03.8   
GR
 New Caledonia M. Anewy  
(NCL)
10:05 New Caledonia C. Legras  
(NCL)
10:26.2
100m Backstroke New Caledonia M. Kersaudy  
(NCL)
1:14.9   
GR
 Fiji O. Pickering  
(FIJ)
1:15.1 New Caledonia D. Anewy  
(NCL)
1:17.3
200m Breaststroke New Caledonia C. Hermonot  
(NCL)
3:15.8 Fiji O. Pickering  
(FIJ)
3:18.8 Fiji J. Murphy  
(FIJ)
3:19.2
100m Butterfly New Caledonia M. Kersaudy  
(NCL)
1:14.1   
GR
 New Caledonia S. Hanner  
(NCL)
1:14.2 Fiji O. Pickering  
(FIJ)
1:19.7
200m I.M. New Caledonia M. Kersaudy  
(NCL)
2:42.1   
GR
 New Caledonia S. Hanner  
(NCL)
2:46.4 Fiji O. Pickering  
(FIJ)
2:48
4x100m
Medley relay		 New Caledonia New Caledonia 5:15.1   
GR
 Fiji Fiji 5:21.4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 5:32.5
4x100m
Freestyle relay		 New Caledonia New Caledonia 4:30.9   
GR
 Fiji Fiji 4:42.8 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 4:43

Notes

GR denotes South Pacific Games record time.

Participating countries

Teams entered in the swimming competition included:

References

  1. ↑ "1969 South Pacific Games Results". Oceania Sport Information Centre. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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