Swimming at the 2007 South Pacific Games
# Swimming at the 2007 South Pacific Games

The swimming competition at the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa was held:

* pool: August 27-September 1 at the Samoa Aquatic Centre in the Faleata Sports Complex; and
* open water: Monday, September 3 at the Aggie Grey's Complex, in Faleolo.

All pool events were swum in a long-course (50m) pool; the open water events were 5-kilometres in length (5K).

## Event schedule

| Date | Mon. Aug. 27 | Tue. Aug. 28 | Wed. Aug. 29 | Thu. Aug. 30 | Fri. Aug. 31 | Sat. Sep. 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E v e n t s | 50 back (M) 100 free (W) 100 breast (M) 400 I.M. (F) 200 free (M) 4x200 Free Relay (W) | 50 back (W) 100 fly (M) 200 free (W) 400 I.M. (M) 200 breast (W) 4x200 Free Relay (M) | 50 breast (W) 50 breast (M) 400 free (W) 100 free (M) 100 back (W) 200 back (M) 4x100 Free Relay (W) | 400 free (M) 100 fly (W) 50 fly (M) 100 breast (W) 200 breast (M) 800 free (W) 4x100 Free Relay (M) | 50 free (M) 200 I.M. (W) 200 fly (M) 50 fly (W) 100 back (M) 4x100 Medley Relay (W) | 200 fly (W) 200 I.M. (M) 50 free (W) 1500 free (M) 200 back (W) 4x100 Medley Relay (M) |

Monday, September 3: men's and women's 5,000m Open Water swim.

Note: The 2007 swimming event schedule is the same as that of the 2003 South Pacific Games, save the nomenclature change on the relays from "400" to "4x100" and "800" to "4x200".

## Results

Papua New Guinea's Ryan Pini dominate the men's competition, winning eight individual gold medals. In the women's competition, Lara Grangeon from New Caledonia won seven individual gold medals (including the open water swim) and two more gold in the relays.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50m Freestyle | Gilles Dumesnil (NCL) | 23.37 GR | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 23.53 | David Thevenot (NCL) | 23.94 |
| 100m Freestyle | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 50.80 GR | David Thevenot (NCL) | 51.90 | Christopher Duenas (GUM) | 52.28 |
| 200m Freestyle | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 1:50.72 GR | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 1:54.63 | David Thevenot (NCL) | 1:55.96 |
| 400m Freestyle | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 4:04.92 GR | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 4:11.37 | Thomas Chacun (NCL) | 4:13.13 |
| 1500m Freestyle | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 17:03.21 | Thomas Chacun (NCL) | 17:23.28 | Heimanu Sichan (TAH) | 17:30.56 |
| 50m Backstroke | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 26.78 | Laurent Douarche (NCL) | 29.03 | Julien Pierre Goyetche (NCL) | 29.32 |
| 100m Backstroke | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 56.96 | Julien Pierre Goyetche (NCL) | 1:02.17 | Laurent Douarche (NCL) | 1:03.79 |
| 200m Backstroke | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 2:12.16 | Julien Pierre Goyetche (NCL) | 2:17.26 | Heimanu Sichan (TAH) | 2:18.82 |
| 50m Breaststroke | Rainui Teriipaia (TAH) | 29.35 GR | Stéphane Debaere (TAH) | 30.17 | Thomas Dahlia (NCL) | 30.77 |
| 100m Breaststroke | Rainui Teriipaia (TAH) | 1:05.11 GR | Thomas Dahlia (NCL) | 1:06.62 | Stéphane Debaere (TAH) | 1:06.95 |
| 200m Breaststroke | Rainui Teriipaia (TAH) | 2:23.58 | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 2:23.71 | Thomas Dahlia (NCL) | 2:26.61 |
| 50m Butterfly | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 24.55 GR | David Thevenot (NCL) | 25.57 | Julien Monot (NCL) | 26.33 |
| 100m Butterfly | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 53.46 GR | Thomas Chacun (NCL) | 57.91 | Laurent Douarche (NCL) | 58.40 |
| 200m Butterfly | Thomas Chacun (NCL) | 2:09.36 | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 2:09.43 | Julien Monot (NCL) | 2:26.79 |
| 200m I.M. | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 2:06.22 GR | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 2:07.27 | Thomas Dahlia (NCL) | 2:15.15 |
| 400m I.M. | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 4:40.62 | Jean L'Huillier (NCL) | 4:53.07 | Thomas Dahlia (NCL) | 4:54.55 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay | New Caledonia David Thevenot Gilles Dumesnil Thomas Dahlia Olivier Saminadin | 3:31.25 GR | Tahiti Heimanu Sichan Tamatoa Cowan Tunui Cowan Stéphane Debaere | 3:37.09 | Guam Carlos Shimizu Hernand Bonsembiante Lucas Shimizu Christopher Duenas | 3:45.97 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay | New Caledonia Thomas Chacun David Thevenot Olivier Saminadin Thomas Dahlia | 7:57.20 GR | Tahiti Heimanu Sichan Tamatoa Cowan Tunui Cowan Stéphane Debaere | 8:11.89 | Guam Carols Shimizu Hernand Bonsembiante Lucas Shimizu Christopher Duenas | 8:30.70 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | New Caledonia Olivier Saminadin Thomas Dahlia Thomas Chacun David Thevenot | 3:56.58 GR | Tahiti Heimanu Sichan Rainui Teriipaia Tunui Cowan Stéphane Debaere | 4:01.37 | Samoa Dane Chang Chanel Silao Akmal Khan Joshua Marfleet | 4:18.90 |
| 5K Open Water | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 1:05:43 | Stéphane Debaere (TAH) | 1:06:42 | Thomas Chacun (NCL) | 1:08:30 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50m Freestyle | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 26.37 GR | Armelle Hidrio (NCL) | 27.30 | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane (PNG) | 27.34 |
| 100m Freestyle | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 57.20 GR | Reine-Victoria Weber (NCL) | 58.80 | Armelle Hidrio (NCL) | 59.37 |
| 200m Freestyle | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 2:08.87 GR | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane (PNG) | 2:11.61 | Delphine Bui Duyet (NCL) | 2:12.57 |
| 400m Freestyle | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 4:31.96 GR | Delphine Bui Duyet (NCL) | 4:45.36 | Emma Hunter (SAM) Samoa | 4:47.93 |
| 800m Freestyle | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 9:15.17 GR | Coralie Williams (NCL) | 9:56.72 | Melissa Carpin (NCL) | 10:07.65 |
| 50m Backstroke | Diane Bui Duyet (NCL) | 30.42 | Rine-Victoria Weber (NCL) | 30.55 | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 30.91 |
| 100m Backstroke | Reine-Victoria Weber (NCL) | 1:03.50 GR | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 1:07.12 | Nyitrue Simon (NCL) | 1:09.31 |
| 200m Backstroke | Reine-Victoria Weber (NCL) | 2:20.91 GR | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 2:28.34 | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 2:42.23 |
| 50m Breaststroke | Adeline Williams (NCL) | 34.00 GR | Rachel Ah Koy (FIJ) | 35.12 | Melissa Carpin (NCL) | 35.84 |
| 100m Breaststroke | Adeline Williams (NCL) | 1:13.69 GR | Rachel Ah Koy (FIJ) | 1:16.46 | Melissa Carpin (NCL) | 1:17.35 |
| 200m Breaststroke | Adeline Williams (NCL) | 2:46.00 | Melissa Carpin (NCL) | 2:46.56 | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 2:52.36 |
| 50m Butterfly | Diane Bui Duyet (NCL) | 27.51 GR | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 28.51 NR | Reine-Victoria Weber (NCL) | 28.88 |
| 100m Butterfly | Diane Bui Duyet (NCL) | 1:01.30 GR | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 1:03.65 NR | Nyitrue Simon (NCL) | 1:05.44 |
| 200m Butterfly | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 2:27.80 | Nyitrue Simon (NCL) | 2:34.18 | Coralie Williams (NCL) | 2:40.73 |
| 200m I.M. | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 2:25.24 GR | Rachel Ah Koy (FIJ) | 2:26.96 | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane (PNG) | 2:29.44 |
| 400m I.M | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 5:05.72 GR | Coralie Williams (NCL) | 5:22.95 | Melissa Carpin (NCL) | 5:23.34 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay | New Caledonia Diane Bui Duyet Armelle Hidrio Reine-Victoria Weber Lara Grangeon | 4:01.72 GR | Tahiti Dorinda Clark Heretahi Guennegues Vera Pambrun Noelyn Faussane | 4:27.36 | none | |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay | New Caledonia Diane Bui Duyet Delphine Bui Duyet Reine-Victoria Weber Lara Grangeon | 8:51.41 GR | Tahiti Vera Pambrun Noelyn Faussane Dorinda Clark Crystal Laughlin | 9:46.75 | none | |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | New Caledonia Reine-Victoria Weber Adeline Williams Diane Bui Duyet Armelle Hidrio | 4:23.99 GR | Tahiti Crystal Laughlin Heretahi Guennegues Vera Pambrun Noelyn Faussane | 5:07.20 | none | |
| 5K Open Water (time= hr:min:sec) | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 1:09:39 | Emma Hunter (SAM) Samoa | 1:15:26 | Melissa Carpin (NCL) | 1:15:37 |

## Participating countries

125 swimmers from 10 countries were entered in the swimming events at the 2007 Games—a record—with Tokelau and the Marshall Islands participating in the SPG Swimming events for the first time. Countries entered in the swimming competition are:

* American Samoa
* Fiji
* Guam
* New Caledonia
* Marshall Islands
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Tahiti
* Tokelau
