Swimming at the 1999 South Pacific Games

Swimming at the 1999 South Pacific Games took place in Agana, the capital of Guam, at the Southern High School Pool between 30 May and 5 June 1999.[1] It was the eleventh edition of the South Pacific Games. Men's and women's open water events of 5 kilometres were introduced in 1999, with swimmers from American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, New Caledonia, Northern Marianas, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tahiti competing.[2]

Swimming
at the 1999 South Pacific Games
LocationAgana, Guam
Dates30 May-5 June 1999
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Medal summary edit

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Guam)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  New Caledonia22131146
2  Fiji66214
3  Papua New Guinea55717
4  Northern Mariana Islands13610
5  Guam*0639
6  French Polynesia0022
Totals (6 entries)34333198

Men edit

New Caledonia dominated the men's events, winning 14 of the 17 races.[3] Olivier Saminadin collected a personal tally of 13 gold medals including the 5 km open water event.[4]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Freestyle   Leo Biggs (PNG) 23.71   Carl Probert (FIJ) 24.05   Darrick Bollinger (GUM) 24.14
100 m Freestyle   Leo Biggs (PNG) 51.28 GR   Carl Probert (FIJ) 52.16   Darrick Bollinger (GUM) 52.75
200 m Freestyle   Olivier Saminadin (NCL) 1:53.91 GR   Leo Biggs (PNG) 1:54.53   Carl Probert (FIJ) 1:54.84
400 m Freestyle   Olivier Saminadin (NCL) 4:11.52   Carl Probert (FIJ) 4:13.83   Daniel O'Keeffe (GUM) 4:17.91
1500 m Freestyle   Olivier Saminadin (NCL) 16:24.88   Ben Wells (PNG) 17:17.52   David Thevenot (NCL) 17:58.51
100 m Backstroke   Ryan Pini (PNG) 1:01.48   Oliver Saminadin (NCL) 1:02.15   Cedric Petre (NCL) 1:04.56
200 m Backstroke   Olivier Saminadin (NCL) 2:08.31 GR   Carl Probert (FIJ) 2:09.64   Ryan Pini (PNG) 2:16.89
100 m Breaststroke   Stephen Hirzel (NCL) 1:07.41   Peter Manglona (GUM) 1:09.03   Rainui Teriipaia (TAH) 1:10.75
200 m Breaststroke   Olivier Saminadin (NCL) 2:23.48 GR   Stephen Hirzel (NCL) 2:28.26   Justin Pierce (MNP) 2:30.56
100 m Butterfly   Olivier Saminadin (NCL) 56.12 GR   Ryan Pini (PNG) 57.11   Cedric Petre (NCL) 58.19
200 m Butterfly   Olivier Saminadin (NCL) 2:08.30   Daniel O'Keeffe (GUM) 2:11.95   Laurent Douarche (NCL) 2:13.00
200 m Medley   Olivier Saminadin (NCL) 2:08.24 GR   Daniel O'Keeffe (GUM) 2:12.18   Carl Probert (FIJ) 2:12.45
400 m Medley   Olivier Saminadin (NCL) 4.33.11 GR   Daniel O'Keeffe (GUM) 4:54.01   Ben Wells (PNG) 4:54.05
4 × 100 m Freestyle relay   New Caledonia
O. Saminadin
S. Hirzel
C. Petre
D. Thevonot
3:36.02   Guam
J. Taitano
P. Manglona
D. O'Keeffe
D. Bollinger
3:39.25   French Polynesia
B. Richide
M. Sanford
R. Teriipaia
E. Tetahiotupa
4:00.35
4 × 200 m Freestyle relay

(gold only in tally) a
  New Caledonia
D. Thevenot
C. Petre
L. Douarche
O. Saminadin
8:07.1   Guam a
M. Flores
J. Taitano
D. O'Keeffe
D. Bollinger
8:21.40   French Polynesia a
B. Richide
M. Sanford
R. Teriipaia
E. Tetahiotupa
8:51.04
4 × 100 m Medley relay

(no bronze in tally) b
  New Caledonia
O. Saminadin
S. Hirzel
C. Petre
D. Thevonot
4:01.37 GR   Guam
J. Taitano
P. Manglona
D. O'Keeffe
D. Bollinger
4:05.17   French Polynesia b
B. Richide
M. Sanford
R. Teriipaia
E. Tetahiotupa
4:18.32
Open water 5 km   Olivier Saminadin (NCL)   Carl Probert (FIJ)   Laurent Douarche (NCL)

Women edit

New Caledonia won 8 of the 17 women's events. Fiji won 6 gold medals due to the performance of Caroline Pickering.[3] Lara Grangeon won the 5 km open water event.[4]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Freestyle   Caroline Pickering (FIJ) 26.92 GR   Manina Tehei (NCL) 27.50   Florence Alaux (NCL) 27.99
100 m Freestyle   Caroline Pickering (FIJ) 59.14   Manina Tehei (NCL) 1:00.50   Namiko Kobayashi (PNG) 1:02.23
200 m Freestyle   Caroline Pickering (FIJ) 2:10.20 GR   Florence Alaux (NCL) 2:12.99   Namiko Kobayashi (PNG) 2:13.81
400 m Freestyle   Namiko Kobayashi (PNG) 4:39.45   Lara Grangeon (NCL) 4:39.82   Aurelia Dubois-Duvivier (NCL) 4:43.55
800 m Freestyle   Namiko Kobayashi (PNG) 9:40.27   Charlotte Robin (NCL) 9:46.29   Aurelia Dubois-Duvivier (NCL) 9:58.98
100 m Backstroke   Caroline Pickering (FIJ) 1:05.80 GR   Marie Simon (NCL) 1:10.94   Tracy Feger (MNP) 1:12.17
200 m Backstroke   Caroline Pickering (FIJ) 2:29.04   Xenavee Pangelinan (MNP) 2:32.92   Lara Grangeon (NCL) 2:33.92
100 m Breaststroke   Manina Tehei (NCL) 1:16.91   Florence Alaux (NCL) 1:20.85   Jennifer Pierce (MNP) 1:21.10
200 m Breaststroke   Manina Tehei (NCL) 2:47.24   Lara Grangeon (NCL) 2:52.81   Jennifer Pierce (MNP) 2:53.85
100 m Butterfly   Diane Buiduyet (NCL) 1:03.99 GR   Caroline Pickering (FIJ) 1:05.69   Xenavee Pangelinan (MNP) 1:07.47
200 m Butterfly   Diane Buiduyet (NCL) 2:25.92 GR   Xenavee Pangelinan (MNP) 2:26.68   Namiko Kobayashi (PNG) 2:34.70
200 m Medley   Caroline Pickering (FIJ) 2:27.53   Diane Buiduyet (NCL) 2:27.68   Manina Tehei (NCL) 2:29.27
400 m Medley   Xenavee Pangelinan (MNP) 5:15.65 GR   Lara Grangeon (NCL) 5:16.95   Namiko Kobayashi (PNG) 5:18.51
4 × 100 m Freestyle relay   New Caledonia
A. Dubois-Duvuivuer
M. Tehei
F. Alaux
L. Grangeon
4:08.02 GR   Northern Marianas
A. Winfield
D. Placios
T. Feger
X. Pangelinan
4:20.13   Papua New Guinea
K. Dunlop
X. Peni
A. Manchur
N. Kobayashi
4:20.69
*4 × 200 m Freestyle relay   New Caledonia
A. Dubois-Duvuivuer
M. Tehei
F. Alaux
D. Bui-Duyet
9:11.34   Papua New Guinea
K. Dunlop
X. Peni
A. Manchur
N. Kobayashi
9:27.61   Northern Marianas
A. Winfield
T. Winfield
T. Feger
X. Pangelinan
9:36.49
4 × 100 m Medley relay

(no bronze in tally) c
  New Caledonia
M. Simon
M. Tehei
D. Bui-Duyet
F. Alaux
4:40.79   Papua New Guinea
A. Manchur
X. Peni
K. Dunlop
N. Kobayashi
4:51.52   Northern Marianas c
T. Feger
J. Pierce
X. Pangelinan
D. Palacios
4:52.02
Open water 5 km   Lara Grangeon (NCL)   Florence Alaux (NCL)   Aurelia Dubois-Duvivier (NCL)

Participating countries edit

Swimmers from 9 countries were entered in the swimming events at the 1999 Games.[5] The teams were:

Notes edit

GR denotes South Pacific Games record time.

^* The medal list published on the Oceania Sport Information Centre (OSIC) website as of October 2015,[6] omits the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, as marked up with a (blue background) in the table above. The result sheet for the event,[7] however, records New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Northern Marianas as finishing first, second and third, respectively (with Guam in fourth). These placings are counted in the medal tally.

^† The medal list uploaded by OSIC (as at October 2015),[6] shows not all medals were awarded for the 4 × 100 m medley and 4 × 200 m freestyle relays for men, 4 × 100 m medley relay for women.[6] All placings are recorded in the tables above as per the original result sheets,[3] but are marked up with a (grey background) for those finishing positions where no medal recipient is recorded. These placings are not counted in the medal tally.

^ a The 4 × 200 m Freestyle relay for men has only a gold medal winner recorded.[6] As such, the medal tally on this page does not include silver and bronze medals for this event, although the result sheet records Guam and French Polynesia as finishing in second and third place respectively.[8]

^ b The 4 × 100 m Medley relay for men does not have a bronze medal recipient recorded.[6] As such, the medal tally on this page does not include a bronze for the French Polynesia team in this event, although the result sheet records them as finishing in third place.[9]

^ c The 4 × 100 m Medley relay for women does not have a bronze medal recipient recorded.[6] As such, the medal tally on this page does not include a bronze for the Northern Marianas team in this event, although the result sheet records them as finishing in third place.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ Sakovich, Bill (2013). "Competitive Swimming in the Pacific Islands". Sporting Pulse. p. 9. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Open Water Swimming in Oceania". The Daily News of Open Water Swimming. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c SPG Results 1999, pp. 95–108.
  4. ^ a b "Medal Tally by Sport". SPG 99. 1999. Archived from the original on 4 March 2001. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. ^ SPG Results 1999, p. 95.
  6. ^ a b c d e f SPG Medal Lists 1999, p. 4.
  7. ^ SPG Results 1999, p. 100.
  8. ^ SPG Results 1999, p. 102.
  9. ^ SPG Results 1999, p. 109.
  10. ^ SPG Results 1999, p. 107.

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