The swimming competition at the
2007 South Pacific Games
The 2007 South Pacific Games were held in Apia, Samoa, from 25 August to 8 September 2007. The Games were the thirteenth to be held since the inception of the South Pacific Games in 1963, and included traditional multi-sport event disciplines, su ...
in
Apia, Samoa
Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō ...
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
Aggie Grey was born in Western Samoa in 1897 and died in 1988. She was a well-known hotelier and founder of Grey Investment Group and Aggie Grey's Hotel.http://www.pacificislandtravel.coHotel in Apia (Upolu)
Biography
Aggie Grey was born Agnes ...
's Complex, in
Faleolo Faleolo is a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa. The village is just south of Faleolo International Airport
Faleolo International Airport is an airport located west of Apia, the capital of Samoa.
Until 1984, Faleolo could not accommodate je ...
.
All pool events were swum in a long-course (50m) pool; the open water events were 5-kilometres in length (5K).
Event schedule
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
The 2003 South Pacific Games were held in Suva, Fiji from 28 June to 12 July 2003. They are also known as the XII South Pacific Games.
The Games were the 12th ''South Pacific Games'' to be held since the event's inception and were the 40th annive ...
, save the nomenclature change on the relays from "400" to "4x100" and "800" to "4x200".''
Results
Papua New Guinea's
Ryan Pini
Ryan John Pini MBE (born 10 December 1981 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea) is a 4-time Olympic swimmer from Papua New Guinea. He swam for PNG at the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics; also serving as the PNG flagbearer in 2008 and 2016. He ...
dominate the men's competition, winning eight individual gold medals. In the women's competition,
Lara Grangeon
Lara Grangeon (born 21 September 1991) is a French swimmer from the territory of New Caledonia who competes in the individual medley and butterfly events. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 18th overall in the heats in the 400 metre individ ...
from New Caledonia won seven individual gold medals (including the open water swim) and two more gold in the relays.
Men
Women
Participating countries
125 swimmers from 10 countries were entered in the swimming events at the 2007 Games—a record—with
Tokelau
Tokelau (; ; known previously as the Union Islands, and, until 1976, known officially as the Tokelau Islands) is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean. It consists of three tropical coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunonu, a ...
and the
Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...
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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Notes
Sources
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External links
2007 South Pacific Games — Swimming
website; retrieved 2009-07-06.
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