Caroline Pickering Puamau

Caroline Pickering
Personal information
Full name Caroline Pickering Puamau
Nationality  Fiji
Born May 1, 1980 (1980-05-01) (age 31)
Sport
Sport Swimming

Caroline Pickering Puamau (born May 1, 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, March 26, 2008
  3. ^ BBC Sport, August 12, 2002
  4. ^ 2003 South Pacific Games - Swimming results; retrieved 2009-07-03.
  5. ^ "Swimmers at turning point new seasons", Aaron Kolinisau, Fiji Times, March 26, 2008
  6. ^ "Rousing start to 12th South Pacific Games", University of the South Pacific, June 28, 2003
  7. ^ "Swimmers at turning point new seasons", Aaron Kolinisau, Fiji Times, March 26, 2008