Caroline Puamau Explained

Caroline Puamau
Fullname:	Caroline Pickering Puamau
Birth Date:	1980 5, df=yes

Caroline Pickering Puamau (born 1 May 1980)^[1] is a 2-time Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Fiji. She swam at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics;^[2] as well as at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.^[3]

She also competed in the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, winning two gold medals, three silver and one bronze,^[4] and in the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, where she won two gold medals, three silver and two bronze.^[5] She lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony at the 2003 Games.^[6]

Puamau declined to take part in the qualifiers for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, stating: "Right now I'm into coaching."^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090435/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/caroline-pickering-1.html Pickering's entry
2. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=84846 "Swimmers at turning point new seasons"
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/bsp/statistics/daily_results_02082002.stm BBC Sport
4. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1985-0-0-0&a=RESULTS 2003 South Pacific Games – Swimming results
5. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=84846 "Swimmers at turning point new seasons"
6. http://www.usp.ac.fj/journ/journ_archive/spg2003/spg_buildup/spg2806035.html "Rousing start to 12th South Pacific Games"
7. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=84846 "Swimmers at turning point new seasons"