Swimming at the 2015 Pacific Games
Swimming at the 2015 Pacific Games was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on July 6–12, 2015. The women's events were dominated by New Caledonia's Lara Grangeon who won eight individual gold medals and was a team member in four gold medal-winning relays.[1][2] Papua New Guinea's Ryan Pini won six individual gold medals in the men's events and was a team member in the gold medal-winning mixed 4×50 metre medley relay.[3][4]
Event schedule[]
The forty events in the pool, nineteen each for men and women plus two mixed relays, were spread over six days at the Taurama Pool,[5] with heats held in the morning sessions, followed by the finals in the evenings.
| Mon. July 6 | Tue. July 7 | Wed. July 8 | Thu. July 9 | Fri. July 10 | Sat. July 11 |
| 50 back (M) 100 free (W) 200 free (M) 400 I.M. (W) 100 breast (M) 4 × 100 free (W) 4 × 100 free (M) |
50 back (W) 100 fly (M) 200 free (W) 400 I.M. (M) 200 breast (W) 4 × 200 free (M) |
100 back (W) 100 free (M) 400 free (W) 50 breast (M) 50 breast (W) 400 free (M) 4 × 50 medley (Mix) |
50 fly (M) 100 breast (W) 200 breast (M) 50 fly (W) 200 I.M. (M) 800 free (W) 4 × 50 free (Mix) |
50 free (M) 200 I.M. (W) 200 fly (M) 100 fly (W) 100 back (M) 4 × 200 free (W) |
50 free (W) 200 fly (W) 200 back (M) 200 back (W) 1500 free (M) 4 × 100 medley (W) 4 × 100 medley (M) |
The men's and women's open water race events were scheduled for Sunday, July 12 at the Loloata Resort.[a]
Medal summary[]
Medal table[]
* Host nation (Papua New Guinea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Caledonia | 21 | 7 | 16 | 44 |
| 2 |  French Polynesia | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea* | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 |  Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Guam | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Fiji | 1 | 15 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 |  Samoa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | |
Men's[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Refs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Freestyle | Ryan Pini (PNG) |
23.10 GR | (TAH) |
23.24 | (TAH) |
23.29 | [6] |
| 100m Freestyle | Ryan Pini (PNG) |
50.62 | (TAH) |
51.40 | (TAH) |
51.41 | [7] |
| 200m Freestyle | (TAH) |
1:51.87 | (TAH) |
1:52.93 | (NCL) |
1:54.06 | [8] |
| 400m Freestyle | (TAH) |
3:56.82 GR | (TAH) |
4:02.90 | (NCL) |
4:04.96 | [7] |
| 1500m Freestyle | (TAH) |
15:50.16 GR | (NCL) |
16:17.52 | (PNG) |
18:02.31 | [9] |
| 50m Backstroke | Ryan Pini (PNG) |
26.14 | (TAH) |
26.98 | (NCL) |
27.24 | [8] |
| 100m Backstroke | Ryan Pini (PNG) |
56.00 | (TAH) |
58.18 | (NCL) |
58.81 | [10] |
| 200m Backstroke | (TAH) |
2:09.19 | (NCL) |
2:11.78 | Brandon Schuster (SAM) |
2:14.61 | [9] |
| 50m Breaststroke | Amini Fonua (TGA) |
28.20 GR | (TAH) |
28.81 | (TAH) |
29.11 | [7] |
| 100m Breaststroke | Amini Fonua (TGA) |
1:02.95 GR | Benjamin Schulte (GUM) |
1:03.42 | (TAH) |
1:03.46 | [8] |
| 200m Breaststroke | Amini Fonua (TGA) |
2:20.27 | (PNG) |
2:21.22 | Benjamin Schulte (GUM) |
2:22.29 | [11] |
| 50m Butterfly | Ryan Pini (PNG) |
23.93 GR | (TAH) |
24.69 | (TAH) |
25.27 | [11] |
| 100m Butterfly | Ryan Pini (PNG) |
53.42 GR | Samuel Seghers (PNG) |
55.49 | (TAH) |
56.42 | [12] |
| 200m Butterfly | (TAH) |
2:04.23 | (NCL) |
2:06.32 | (NCL) |
2:07.19 | [13] |
| 200m I.M. | Benjamin Schulte (GUM) |
2:09.22 | (NCL) |
2:10.67 | (NCL) |
2:12.36 | [11] |
| 400m I.M | Benjamin Schulte (GUM) |
4:39.11 | Brandon Schuster (SAM) |
4:39.29 | (NCL) |
4:43.71 | [12] |
| 4 × 100 m Freestyle relay |
Tahiti |
3:25.02 GR | New Caledonia |
3:27.66 | Papua New Guinea Samuel Seghers Ryan Pini |
3:28.02 | [8] |
| 4 × 200 m Freestyle relay |
Tahiti |
7:37.50 GR | New Caledonia |
7:43.87 | Papua New Guinea Samuel Seghers Ryan Pini |
8:06.45 | [12] |
| 4 × 100 m Medley relay |
Tahiti |
3:48.40 | Papua New Guinea Ryan Pini Ryan Maskelyne Samuel Seghers |
3:49.53 | New Caledonia Thomas Oswald |
3:51.53 | [9] |
| 3 km Open water[a] | (NCL) |
40:49.66 | (TAH) |
40:52.18 | (NCL) |
40:55.28 | [14] |
| GR Games record for the Pacific Games/South Pacific Games | |||||||
Women's[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Refs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Freestyle | Emma Terebo (NCL) |
26.26 GR | Caroline Puamau (FIJ) |
26.70 | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane (PNG) |
27.25 | [9] |
| 100m Freestyle | Emma Terebo (NCL) |
57.46 | Matelita Buadromo (FIJ) |
58.29 | Caroline Puamau (FIJ) |
58.90 | [8] |
| 200m Freestyle | Lara Grangeon (NCL) |
2:03.77 GR | Matelita Buadromo (FIJ) |
2:08.41 | (NCL) |
2:13.21 | [12] |
| 400m Freestyle | Lara Grangeon (NCL) |
4:20.40 GR | Matelita Buadromo (FIJ) |
4:36.00 | Charlotte Robin (NCL) |
4:41.97 | [7] |
| 800m Freestyle | Lara Grangeon (NCL) |
8:52.99 GR | Matelita Buadromo (FIJ) |
9:33.71 | Charlotte Robin (NCL) |
9:38.80 | [11] |
| 50m Backstroke | Emma Terebo (NCL) |
29.18 GR | Caroline Puamau (FIJ) |
29.83 | (NCL) |
31.14 | [12] |
| 100m Backstroke | Emma Terebo (NCL) |
1:02.60 GR | (NCL) |
1:08.45 | Cheyenne Rova (FIJ) |
1:08.59 | [7] |
| 200m Backstroke | Cheyenne Rova (FIJ) |
2:30.00 | (PNG) |
2:31.90 | (FIJ) |
2:34.27 | [9] |
| 50m Breaststroke | (NCL) |
32.61 | Pilar Shimizu (GUM) |
33.35 | (PNG) |
34.60 | [7] |
| 100m Breaststroke | (NCL) |
1:11.05 GR | Pilar Shimizu (GUM) |
1:16.05 | (PNG) |
1:16.96 | [11] |
| 200m Breaststroke | Lara Grangeon (NCL) |
2:33.20 GR | Tegan McCarthy (PNG) |
2:44.95 | (PNG) |
2:45.23 | [12] |
| 50m Butterfly | Emma Terebo (NCL) |
28.44 | Caroline Puamau (FIJ) |
28.61 NR | Matelita Buadromo (FIJ) |
28.71 | [11] |
| 100m Butterfly | Lara Grangeon (NCL) |
1:06.00 | (FIJ) |
1:08.02 | (FIJ) |
1:08.06 | [15] |
| 200m Butterfly | Lara Grangeon (NCL) |
2:11.89 GR | (FIJ) |
2:30.34 | (FIJ) |
2:34.24 | [9] |
| 200m I.M. | Lara Grangeon (NCL) |
2:17.84 | Matelita Buadromo (FIJ) |
2:27.22 | (PNG) |
2:29.82 | [15] |
| 400m I.M | Lara Grangeon (NCL) |
4:47.07 GR | Matelita Buadromo (FIJ) |
5:24.09 | (NCL) |
5:26.82 | [8] |
| 4 × 100 m Freestyle relay |
New Caledonia Emma Terebo Lara Grangeon |
3:57.23 GR | Fiji Cheyenne Rova Caroline Puamau Matelita Buadromo |
3:57.92 | Papua New Guinea Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane |
4:11.52 | [8] |
| 4 × 200 m Freestyle relay |
New Caledonia Lara Grangeon Emma Terebo |
8:51.55 | Fiji Caroline Puamau Cheyenne Rova |
9:06.12 | Papua New Guinea Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane |
9:12.16 | [16] |
| 4 × 100 m Medley relay |
New Caledonia Emma Terebo Lara Grangeon |
4:23.64 GR | Papua New Guinea Tegan McCarthy Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane |
4:38.31 | Fiji |
4:46.40 | [9] |
| 3 km Open water[a] | Charlotte Robin (NCL) |
47:13.25 | Matelita Buadromo (FIJ) |
49:02.72 | (NCL) |
49:03.83 | [14] |
| GR Games record for the Pacific Games/South Pacific Games | |||||||
Mixed[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Refs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4x50m Freestyle relay |
Papua New Guinea Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane Samuel Seghers Ryan Pini |
1:40.02 GR | Fiji Meli Malani Carl Probert Caroline Puamau |
1:40.45 | New Caledonia Emma Terebo |
1:40.57 | [11] |
| 4x50m Medley relay |
New Caledonia Emma Terebo |
1:49.94 GR | Papua New Guinea Ryan Pini (25.95 GR) Samuel Seghers Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane |
1:52.04 | Fiji Matelita Buadromo Meli Malani Carl Probert |
1:54.18 | [7] |
| GR Games record for the Pacific Games/South Pacific Games | |||||||
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c The open water race distance was reduced from 5km to 3km due to safety concerns because of a receding tide. The start was delayed after storms overnight had interfered with the course preparation.[14]
References[]
- ^ Grace, Jeff (11 July 2015). "Grangeon and Pini Dominate Pacific Games". Swim Swam.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (10 July 2015). "Grangeon steals show once again with hat-trick of Pacific Games swimming golds at Port Moresby 2015". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Pini (PNG) Pursues Grangeon (TAH) for most swimming gold at POM 2015". EMTV. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (6 July 2015). "Port Moresby 2015 poster-boy Pini delivers the goods as four Pacific Games swimming records tumble". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Swimming Schedule". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ PG Swim Results 2015, p. 26.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Finals – Wednesday" (PDF). Spectrum Imaging. 8 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Finals – Monday" (PDF). Spectrum Imaging. 6 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Finals – Saturday" (PDF). Spectrum Imaging. 11 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Final – Friday Men 100 Meter Backstroke" (PDF). PG2015. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Finals – Thursday" (PDF). Spectrum Imaging. 9 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Finals – Tuesday" (PDF). Spectrum Imaging. 7 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ PG Swim Results 2015, p. 28.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "New Caledonia swimmers cap supremacy with open water double". Port Moresby 2015. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b PG Swim Results 2015, p. 29.
- ^ PG Swim Results 2015, p. 31.
Sources[]
- 2015 Pacific Games Swimming Results (PDF 0.7 MB). Sports TG (Report). Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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