Swimming at the 2011 Pacific Games
# Swimming at the 2011 Pacific Games

Swimming at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa was dominated by the host team New Caledonia who won thirty-three of the forty events contested. The events in the pool – nineteen each for men and women – were held between 29 August and 2 September at the Verlaguet Aquatic Center. The men's and women's open water events were held on Monday 5 September in the waters off Ouvéa Naval Base. All pool events were swum in a long-course (50 metre) pool and the open water events were 5 kilometres in length.

## Event schedule

Note: Below are the events by days. Event order presumably was alternate women / men.

| Date | Mon. Aug. 29 | Tue. Aug. 30 | Wed. Aug. 31 | Thu. Sep. 1 | Fri. Sep. 2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E v e n t s | 100 fly (M) 200 breast (M) 200 free (M) 4x100 free relay (M) 200 back (W) 50 fly (W) 800 free (W) | 100 breast (M) 400 free (M) 50 back (M) 100 breast (W) 200 free (W) 200 IM (W) 4x200 free relay (W) | 100 free (M) 200 fly (M) 200 IM (M) 4x200 free relay (M) 100 fly (W) 200 breast (W) 400 free (W) 50 back (W) | 100 back (M) 1500 free (M) 50 breast (M) 50 fly (M) 100 back (W) 200 fly (W) 4x100 free relay (W) 50 free (W) | 200 back (M) 400 IM (M) 4x100 medley relay (M) 50 free (M) 100 free (W) 400 IM (W) 4x100 medley relay (W) 50 breast (W) |

Monday, September 5: Men's and Women's 5K Open Water swim.

## Medal summary

New Caledonia's Lara Grangeon entered all twenty women's events and won a medal in all of them, including sixteen golds. Host country New Caledonia won the gold medal in all women's events.

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 33 | 23 | 13 | 69 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Tahiti | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Fiji | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 5 | Tonga | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Guam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 |

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50m Freestyle | Thomas Dhalia (NCL) | 23.45 | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 23.51 | David Thevenot (NCL) | 23.56 |
| 100m Freestyle | Thomas Dhalia (NCL) | 51.53 | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 51.61 | David Thevenot (NCL) | 51.62 |
| 200m Freestyle | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 1:52.40 | Thomas Dahlia (NCL) | 1:53.09 | Hugo Tormento (NCL) | 1:55.86 |
| 400m Freestyle | Hugo Tormento (NCL) | 4:05.67 | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 4:05.91 | Hugo Lambert (TAH) | 4:08.19 NR |
| 1500m Freestyle | Hugo Tormento (NCL) | 16:09.22 | Benjamin Schulte (GUM) | 16:51.28 | Jeremy Verlaguet (NCL) | 16:57.17 |
| 50m Backstroke | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 26.05 | Julien-Pierre Goyetche (NCL) | 27.16 | Dylan Lavorel (NCL) | 27.72 |
| 100m Backstroke | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 56.54 | Julien-Pierre Goyetche (NCL) | 58.50 | Dylan Lavorel (NCL) | 59.36 |
| 200m Backstroke | Dylan Lavorel (NCL) | 2:08.61 | Hugo Tormento (NCL) | 2:08.69 | Paul Elaisa (FIJ) | 2:22.87 |
| 50m Breaststroke | Rainui Teriipaia (TAH) | 28.55 NR | Amini Fonua (TGA) | 29.33 | Thomas Dahlia (NCL) | 29.66 |
| 100m Breaststroke | Rainui Teriipaia (TAH) | 1:04.81 NR | Thomas Dahlia (NCL) | 1:04.88 | Amini Fonua (TGA) | 1:05.40 |
| 200m Breaststroke | Thomas Dahlia (NCL) | 2:17.06 | Amini Fonua (TGA) | 2:24.45 | Rainui Teriipaia (TAH) | 2:24.74 |
| 50m Butterfly | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 24.39 | David Thevenot (NCL) | 25.34 | Thomas Chacun (NCL) | 25.45 |
| 100m Butterfly | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 53.93 | David Thevenot (NCL) | 56.55 | Ifalemi Sau-Paea (TGA) | 57.18 |
| 200m Butterfly | Hugo Tormento (NCL) | 2:03.97 | Thomas Chacun (NCL) | 2:08.13 | Ifalemi Sau-Paea (TGA) | 2:09.96 |
| 200m I.M. | Thomas Dahlia (NCL) | 2:07.15 | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 2:09.89 | Paul Elaisa (FIJ) | 2:24.25 |
| 400m I.M | Hugo Tormento (NCL) | 4:38.25 | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 4:43.04 | Heimanu Sichan (TAH) | 4:53.66 |
| 4x100m Freestyle relay | New Caledonia Julien-Pierre Goyetche Bryan Spitz David Thevenot Thomas Dahlia | 3:27.81 | Tahiti Heimanu Sichan Rainui Teriipaia Anthony Clark Hugo Lambert | 3:37.50 | Fiji William Clark Douglas Miller Paul Elaisa Carl Probert | 3:41.16 NR |
| 4x200m Freestyle relay | New Caledonia Romain Berthaud Hugo Tormento Thomas Dahlia Olivier Saminadin | 7:54.64 | Tahiti Heimanu Sichan Rainui Teriipaia Anthony Clark Hugo Lambert | 8:14.08 | Fiji Douglas Miller Carl Probert Elaijie Erasito Paul Elaisa | 8:29.86 NR |
| 4x100m Medley relay | New Caledonia Dylan Lavorel Thomas Dahlia David Thevenot Julien-Pierre Goyetche | 3:53.53 | Tahiti Heimanu Sichan Rainui Teriipaia Hugo Lambert Anthony Clark | 4:05.60 | Papua New Guinea Ryan Pini Ian Nakmai Peter Pokawin Nathan Ampa'Oi | 4:07.63 |
| 5K Open Water (time= h:min:s) | Hugo Tormento (NCL) | 1:00:35 | Heimanu Sichan (TAH) | 1:02:31 | Damon Theveny (NCL) | 1:02:32 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50m Freestyle | Adeline Williams (NCL) | 26.77 | Anna Liza Mopio (PNG) | 26.93 | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 27.24 |
| 100m Freestyle | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 58.65 | Armelle Hidrio (NCL) | 58.71 | Anna Liza Mopio (PNG) | 59.80 |
| 200m Freestyle | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 2:08.47 | Anna Liza Mopio (PNG) | 2:10.48 | Matelita Buadromo (FIJ) | 2:12.27 |
| 400m Freestyle | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 4:30.33 | Charlotte Robin (NCL) | 4:39.79 | Tieri Erasito (FIJ) | 4:51.08 |
| 800m Freestyle | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 9:05.84 | Charlotte Robin (NCL) | 9:40.16 | Tieri Erasito (FIJ) | 10:15.16 |
| 50m Backstroke | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 31.01 | Anna Liza Mopio (PNG) | 31.08 | Suzanne Afchain (NCL) | 31.53 |
| 100m Backstroke | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 1:06.68 | Anna Liza Mopio (PNG) | 1:09.01 | Delphine Bui Duyet (NCL) | 1:10.30 |
| 200m Backstroke | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 2:20.78 | Suzanne Afchain (NCL) | 2:27.94 | Anna Liza Mopio (PNG) | 2:33.28 |
| 50m Breaststroke | Adeline Williams (NCL) | 34.30 | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 34.40 | Matelita Buadromo (FIJ) | 35.19 |
| 100m Breaststroke | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 1:13.07 | Adeline Williams (NCL) | 1:14.51 | Matelita Buadromo (FIJ) | 1:17.16 |
| 200m Breaststroke | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 2:36.57 | Adeline Williams (NCL) | 2:43.24 | Matelita Buadromo (FIJ) | 2:53.63 |
| 50m Butterfly | Diane Bui Duyet (NCL) | 27.13 | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 28.68 | Anna Liza Mopio (PNG) | 30.64 |
| 100m Butterfly | Diane Bui Duyet (NCL) | 1:00.47 | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 1:05.18 | Tieri Erasito (FIJ) | 1:07.37 |
| 200m Butterfly | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 2:17.84 | Tieri Erasito (FIJ) | 2:28.59 | Laurene Gosse (NCL) | 2:32.48 |
| 200m I.M. | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 2:22.19 | Armelle Hidrio (NCL) | 2:34.25 | Skye Eden (FIJ) | 2:35.87 |
| 400m I.M | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 5:01.68 | Delphine Bui Duyet (NCL) | 5:24.49 | Susau Elaisa (FIJ) | 6:02.84 |
| 4x100m Freestyle relay | New Caledonia Diane Bui Duyet Lara Grangeon Suzanne Afchain Armelle Hidrio | 4:01.95 | Fiji Adele Rova Cheyenne Rova Susau Elaisa Skye Eden | 4:11.80 | Papua New Guinea Judith Meauri Barbara Vali Teagan McCarthy Anna Liza Mopio | 4:13.64 |
| 4x200m Freestyle relay | New Caledonia Suzanne Afchain Lara Grangeon Charlotte Robin Armelle Hidrio | 8:52.11 | Fiji Tieri Erasito Skye Eden Susau Elaisa Matelita Buadromo | 9:20.87 | Papua New Guinea Barbara Vali Judith Meauri Tegan McCarthy Anna Liza Mopio | 9:44.28 |
| 4x100m Medley relay | New Caledonia Lara Grangeon Adeline Williams Diane Bui Duyet Armelle Hidrio | 4:25.51 | Fiji Cheyenne Rova Matelita Buadromo Tieri Erasito Skye Eden | 4:41.45 NR | Papua New Guinea Anna Liza Mopio Barbara Vali Tegan McCarthy Judith Meauri | 4:48.34 |
| 5K Open Water (time= h:min:s) | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 1:02:38 | Charlotte Robin (NCL) | 1:05:31 | Susau Elaisa (FIJ) | 1:14:13 |

## Participating countries

88 swimmers from 11 countries were entered in the swimming events at the 2011 Games. The teams entered in swimming were:

* American Samoa (1)
* Fiji (11)
* Guam (9)
* Marshall Islands (3)
* Micronesia (3)
* New Caledonia (36)
* Palau (6)
* Papua New Guinea (12)
* Tahiti (3)
* Tokelau (1)
* Tonga (3)
