Caroline Puamau

{{short description|Fijian swimmer}}

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| fullname = Caroline Pickering Puamau

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| nationality = {{FIJ}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|5|1}}

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{{MedalCompetition|(South) Pacific Games}}

{{MedalGold|Suva 2003| 50 m freestyle }}

{{MedalGold|Suva 2003| 100 m freestyle }}

{{MedalGold|Apia 2007| 50 m freestyle }}

{{MedalGold|Apia 2007| 100 m freestyle }}

{{MedalSilver|Suva 2003| 50 m backstroke }}

{{MedalSilver|Suva 2003| 100 m backstroke }}

{{MedalSilver|Suva 2003| 50 m butterfly}}

{{MedalSilver|Suva 2003| 400 m freestyle }}

{{MedalSilver|Suva 2003| 800 m freestyle }}

{{MedalSilver|Suva 2003| 400 m medley }}

{{MedalSilver|Port Moresby 2015| 50 m freestyle }}

{{MedalSilver|Port Moresby 2015| 50 m backstroke }}

{{MedalSilver|Port Moresby 2015| 50 m butterfly }}

{{MedalSilver|Port Moresby 2015| 4x100 m free relay }}

{{MedalSilver|Port Moresby 2015| 4x200 m free relay }}

{{MedalSilver|Port Moresby 2015| 4x50 m mixed free relay }}

{{MedalBronze|Suva 2003| 200 m individual medley }}

{{MedalBronze|Port Moresby 2015| 100 m freestyle }}

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Caroline Pickering Puamau (born 1 May 1980)[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090435/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/caroline-pickering-1.html Pickering's entry] at www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-03. is a 2-time Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Fiji. She swam at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics;[http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=84846 "Swimmers at turning point new seasons"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307133331/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=84846 |date=7 March 2012 }}, Aaron Kolinisau, Fiji Times, 26 March 2008 as well as at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/bsp/statistics/daily_results_02082002.stm BBC Sport], 12 August 2002

She also competed in the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, winning two gold medals, three silver and one bronze,[http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1985-0-0-0&a=RESULTS 2003 South Pacific Games – Swimming results]; retrieved 2009-07-03. and in the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, where she won two gold medals, three silver and two bronze.[http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=84846 "Swimmers at turning point new seasons"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307133331/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=84846 |date=7 March 2012 }}, Aaron Kolinisau, Fiji Times, 26 March 2008 She lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony at the 2003 Games.[http://www.usp.ac.fj/journ/journ_archive/spg2003/spg_buildup/spg2806035.html "Rousing start to 12th South Pacific Games"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807011434/http://www.usp.ac.fj/journ/journ_archive/spg2003/spg_buildup/spg2806035.html |date=7 August 2007 }}, University of the South Pacific, 28 June 2003

Puamau declined to take part in the qualifiers for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, stating: "Right now I'm into coaching."[http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=84846 "Swimmers at turning point new seasons"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307133331/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=84846 |date=7 March 2012 }}, Aaron Kolinisau, Fiji Times, 26 March 2008