Caroline Puamau

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]

Caroline Puamau

Personal information
Full name	Caroline Pickering Puamau
Nationality	Fiji
Born	(1980-05-01) 1 May 1980
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record (South) Pacific Games Suva 2003 50 m freestyle Suva 2003 100 m freestyle Apia 2007 50 m freestyle Apia 2007 100 m freestyle Suva 2003 50 m backstroke Suva 2003 100 m backstroke Suva 2003 50 m butterfly Suva 2003 400 m freestyle Suva 2003 800 m freestyle Suva 2003 400 m medley Port Moresby 2015 50 m freestyle Port Moresby 2015 50 m backstroke Port Moresby 2015 50 m butterfly Port Moresby 2015 4x100 m free relay Port Moresby 2015 4x200 m free relay Port Moresby 2015 4x50 m mixed free relay Suva 2003 200 m individual medley Port Moresby 2015 100 m freestyle

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]