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. 1Events 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 50m Freestyle 23.37 GR 23.53 23.94100m Freestyle 50.80 GR 51.90 52.28200m Freestyle 1:50.72 GR 1:54.63 1:55.96400m Freestyle 4:04.92 GR 4:11.37 4:13.131500m Freestyle 17:03.21 17:23.28 17:30.56 50m Backstroke 26.78 29.03 29.32100m Backstroke 56.96 1:02.17 1:03.79200m Backstroke 2:12.16 2:17.26 2:18.82 50m Breaststroke 29.35 GR 30.17 30.77100m Breaststroke 1:05.11 GR 1:06.62 1:06.95200m Breaststroke 2:23.58 2:23.71 2:26.61 50m Butterfly 24.55 GR 25.57 26.33100m Butterfly 53.46 GR 57.91 58.40200m Butterfly 2:09.36 2:09.43 2:26.79 200m I.M. 2:06.22 GR 2:07.27 2:15.15400m I.M.There were only 3 entrants in the men's 400 IM, so the 3 medalists represent the full results for the event. 4:40.62 4:53.07 4:54.55 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 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 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 1:05:43 1:06:42 1:08:30
Women 50m Freestyle 26.37 GR 27.30 27.34100m Freestyle 57.20 GR 58.80 59.37200m Freestyle 2:08.87 GR 2:11.61 2:12.57400m Freestyle 4:31.96 GR 4:45.36 Samoa 4:47.93800m Freestyle 9:15.17 GR 9:56.72 10:07.65 50m Backstroke 30.42 30.55 30.91100m Backstroke 1:03.50 GR 1:07.12 1:09.31200m Backstroke 2:20.91 GR 2:28.34 2:42.23 50m Breaststroke 34.00 GR 35.12 35.84100m Breaststroke 1:13.69 GR 1:16.46 1:17.35200m Breaststroke 2:46.00 2:46.56 2:52.36 50m Butterfly 27.51 GR 28.51 NR 28.88100m Butterfly 1:01.30 GR 1:03.65 NR 1:05.44200m Butterfly 2:27.80 2:34.18 2:40.73 200m I.M. 2:25.24 GR 2:26.96 2:29.44400m I.M 5:05.72 GR 5:22.95 5:23.34 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 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 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) 1:09:39 Samoa 1:15:26 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.Record Entries for Swimming, 2007 South Pacific Games website. Published 2007-05-29, retrieved 2009-07-06. Countries entered in the swimming competition are:
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Sources
External links 2007 South Pacific Games — Swimming website; retrieved 2009-07-06.