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The 9th Oceania Swimming Championships were May 28-June 3, 2012 in Nouméa, New Caledonia. The Championships featured competition in Swimming, Open Water Swimming and Synchronized Swimming. Swimming was held at the CARD Guy Verlaguet pool in Dumbéa, Synchro was held at a pool in Ouen-Toro park, and the Open Water races were swum in the waters off Baie des Citrons (5K) and Anse-Vata (10K).[1]
The 2012 edition marks the third time that Nouméa has hosted the event, after hosting in 1993 and 2002.
14 nations and 2 affiliated members of the Oceania Swimming Association participated in the Championships:[2] (Note: Number listed is Swimming team sizes, unless otherwise referenced.)
New Caledonia (24)| Date | Monday 28 May | Tuesday 29 May | Wednesday 30 May | Thursday 31 May | Friday 1 June | Saturday 2 June |
| S w i m m i n g | 50 fly 200 free 100 back 200 fly 1500 free (men) | 50 back 100 free 100 breast 400 IM 4×200 free relay | 50 breast 400 free 100 fly 200 back 4×100 free relay | 800 free (women) 200 IM 50 free 200 breast 4×100 medley relay | ||
| Open Water | 5K | 10K | ||||
| Synchro | Solo technique Duet technique Figures (juniors) | Solo free | Duet free | |||
A total of 40 swimming events were contested in a long course (50m) pool. Similar to other international competitions, each nation was allowed to have only 2 swimmers advance through to a final in any individual event (additional swimmers could advance into the B final, or empty lanes, put were considered exhibition). In the relay events it was one medal per country. So, for example, if New Zealand 'A' finishes first, Australia 'A' finishes second, New Zealand 'B' finishes third and New Caledonia finishes fourth, New Caledonia would be awarded the bronze medal.
Key
| 50m freestyle | Kyle Richardson  Australia | 22.83 CR | Cameron Simpson  New Zealand | 23.18 | Ryan Pini  Papua New Guinea | 23.56 |
| 100m freestyle | Kenneth To Australia | 50.08 | Ryan Pini Papua New Guinea | 51.28 | Daniel Lester Australia | 51.53 |
| 200m freestyle | Kenneth To Australia | 1:50.32 | Thomas Dahlia  New Caledonia | 1:54.76 | Ewan Jackson New Zealand | 1:55.70 |
| 400m freestyle | Declan Potts Australia | 3:55.23 | Trent Grimsey Australia | 4:01.68 | Isaac Foote New Zealand | 4:01.69 |
| 1500m freestyle | Jarrod Poort Australia | 15:30.68 | Trent Grimsey Australia | 15:32.39 | Isaac Foote New Zealand | 16:01.21 |
| 50m backstroke | 26.54 | 26.72 | Ryan Pini Papua New Guinea | 26.95 | ||
| 100m backstroke | 56.52 | 57.15 | Ryan Pini Papua New Guinea | 58.43 | ||
| 200m backstroke | 2:03.12 | 2:03.40 | 2:04.90 | |||
| 50m breaststroke | Amini Fonua Tonga | 28.80 | Nikolas Pregelj Australia | 29.29 | Nicholas Schafer Australia | 29.74 |
| 100m breaststroke | Thomas Dahlia New Caledonia | 1:03.27 | Nicholas Schafer Australia | 1:03.29 | Nikolas Pregelj Australia | 1:04.02 |
| 200m breaststroke | Nicholas Schafer Australia | 2:16.67 | Thomas Dahlia New Caledonia | 2:16.70 | Nikolas Pregelj Australia | 2:18.19 |
| 50m butterfly | Ryan Pini Papua New Guinea | 24.41 | Daniel Lester Australia | 24.45 | Amini Fonua Tonga | 24.93 |
| 100m butterfly | Daniel Lester Australia | 53.45 | Kenneth To Australia | 53.74 | Ryan Pini Papua New Guinea | 53.87 |
| 200m butterfly | Declan Potts Australia | 1:59.06 | Daniel Lester Australia | 2:02.32 | Alan Botrel New Caledonia | 2:14.29 |
| 200m I.M. | 2:01.35 CR | 2:05.25 | 2:06.27 | |||
| 400m I.M. | 4:26.02 | 4:30.35 | 4:36.55 | |||
| 4 × 100 m free relay | Kyle Richardson (49.83) Kenneth To (49.56)) Daniel Lester (53.20) Declan Potts (52.12) | 3:24.71 | Ewan Jackson (53.33) Kurt Crosland (54.51) Carsten Corazza (51.94) Cameron Simpson (52.14) | 3:31.92 | Benoit Riviere (54.46) Julien Monot (?) Hugo Lemerre-Desprez (?) Thomas Dahlia (?) | 3:35.87 |
| 4 × 200 m free relay | Declan Potts (1:52.05) Kyle Richardson (1:52.43) Kenneth To (1:52.59) Rhys Mainstone (1:57.69) | 7:34.76 | Ewan Jackson (1:54.57) Carsten Corazza (1:53.34) Isaac Foote (1:57.90) Troy Balvert (1:59.56) | 7:45.37 | Thomas Dahlia (1:56.99) Benoit Riviere (2:02.00) Emmanuel Limozin (2:00.77) Léo Cherriffa (2:00.71) | 8:00.47 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Ben Edmonds, Nicholas Schafer, Daniel Lester, Kyle Richardson | 3:44.88 | Kurt Crosland, Matthew Glassford, Carsten Corazza, Cameron Simpson | 3:49.60 | Arthur Funfschilling, Thomas Dahlia, Alan Botrel, Benoit Riviere | 4:03.13 |
| 50m freestyle | Ami Matsuo Australia | 26.00 | Nicole Mee Australia | 26.82 | Armelle Hidrio New Caledonia | 27.02 |
| 100m freestyle | Ami Matsuo Australia | 56.17 | Amy Levings Australia | 57.62 | Emma Terebo New Caledonia | 58.50 |
| 200m freestyle | Ami Matsuo Australia | 2:02.67 | Maëva Parayre New Caledonia | 2:10.57 | Matelita Buadromo Fiji | 2:10.82 |
| 400m freestyle | Amy Levings Australia | 4:16.50 | Emily Seymour Australia | 4:32.12 | Lena Hayakawa Hawaii | 4:40.13 |
| 800m freestyle | Jordan White Australia | 8:48.99 | Leah Cutting Australia | 9:00.23 | Lena Hayakawa Hawaii | 9:40.75 |
| 50m backstroke | Grace Loh Australia | 29.65 | Jordan White Australia | 30.39 | Emma Terebo New Caledonia | 30.80 |
| 100m backstroke | Mikkayla Sheridan Australia | 1:03.45 | Grace Loh Australia | 1:03.63 | Emma Terebo New Caledonia | 1:05.70 |
| 200m backstroke | Mikkayla Sheridan Australia | 2:14.06 | Jordan White Australia | 2:15.30 | Emma Terebo New Caledonia | 2:23.85 |
| 50m breaststroke | Lorna Tonks Australia | 31.66 CR | Jessican Hansen Australia | 33.13 | Pilar Shimizu  Guam | 34.45 |
| 100m breaststroke | Lorna Tonks Australia | 1:08.24 CR | Jessican Hansen Australia | 1:10.32 | Pilar Shimizu Guam | 1:16.19 |
| 200m breaststroke | Jessican Hansen Australia | 2:32.57 | Lorna Tonks Australia | 2:36.86 | Lena Hayakawa Hawaii | 2:46.92 |
| 50m butterfly | Nicole Mee Australia | 27.67 | Lorna Tonks Australia | 28.23 | Armelle Hidrio New Caledonia | 28.67 |
| 100m butterfly | Nicole Mee Australia | 1:01.41 | Lorna Tonks Australia | 1:01.61 | Yasmine Ware Hawaii | 1:06.35 |
| 200m butterfly | Jordan White Australia | 2:13.83 | Nicole Mee Australia | 2:13.85 | Lena Hayakawa Hawaii | 2:31.96 |
| 200m I.M. | Amy Levings Australia | 2:18.91 | Mikkayla Sheridan Australia | 2:18.97 | Aja Grande Hawaii | 2:26.54 |
| 400m I.M. | Amy Levings Australia | 4:51.37 | Leah Cutting Australia | 4:56.93 | Yasmine Ware Hawaii | 5:23.77 |
| 4 × 100 m free relay | Ami Matsuo (56.59) Jordan White (58.62) Mikkayla Sheridan (56.88) Amy Levings (57.31) | 3:49.40 | Maëva Parayre (1:00.77) Armelle Hidrio (59.35) Delphine Bui Duyet (1:01.34) Emma Terbro (58.71) | 4:00.17 | Yasmine Ware (1:01.02) Aja Grande (1:00.44) Bryee Nihipali (1:04.70) Lena Hayakawa (1:01.70) | 4:07.86 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Amy Levings (2:05.70) Mikkayla Sheridan (2:04.02) Jordan White (2:07.10) Ami Matsuo (2:06.06) | 8:22.88 | Emma Terbro (2:10.87) Armelle Hidrio (2:17.99) Delphine Bui Duyet (2:12.44) Maëva Parayre (2:13.55) | 8:54.85 | Aja Grande (2:16.93) Lena Hayakawa (2:14.99) Bryee Nihipali (2:28.46) Yasmine Ware (2:18.76) | 9:19.14 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Mikkayla Sheridan, Lorna Tonks, Nicole Mee, Ami Matsuo | 4:15.09 | Bryee Nihipali, Lena Hayakawa, Yasmine Ware, Aja Grande | 4:33.75 | Emma Terebo, Lauriane Santa, Maëva Parayre, Armelle Hidrio | 4:35.79 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Declan Potts (53.22) Amy Levings (58.22) Grace Loh (1:00.60) Ben Edmonds (53.64) | 3:45.68 | Alix Barrois (1:03.92) Léo Cherriffa (57.98) Déborah Cronsteadt (1:04.75) Hugo Lemerre-Desprez (55.55) | 4:02.20 | Julie Rouam-Sim (1:03.83) Arthur Funfschilling (56.35) Adele Simon (1:05.13) Marcus Meozzi (56.98) | 4:02.29 | |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Grace Loh (1:04.86) Nikolas Pregelj (1:03.68) Daniel Lester (55.55) Ami Matsuo (57.70) | 4:01.79 | Nicolas Oswald (1:05.15) Maroma Bong (1:17.55) Adele Simon (1:09.43) Hugo Lemerre-Desprez (54.49) | 4:26.62 | Emmanuel Limozin (1:04.55) Lauriane Santa (1:18.35) Théo Jambet (1:00.62) Julie Rouam-Sim (1:03.57) | 4:27.09 |
| 5K[4] | Rhys Mainstone Australia | 57:05.60 | Trent Grimsey Australia | 57:10.94 | Isaac Foote New Zealand | 1:01:38.12 |
| 10K[5] | Trent Grimsey Australia | 1:58:13.00 | Rhys Mainstone Australia | 2:00:41.00 | Troy Balvert New Zealand | 2:02:30.00 |
| 5K | Leah Cutting Australia | 1:03:25.21 | Emily Seymour Australia | 1:04:13.95 | Charlotte Robin New Caledonia | 1:09:02.09 |
| 10K | Melissa Gorman Australia | 2:01:46.00 | Emily Seymour Australia | 2:10:56.00 | Charlotte Robin New Caledonia | 2:25:30.00 |
Note: Swimming-only currently listed (Australia with 64 total).