Swimming at the 2007 South Pacific Games
The swimming competition at the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa was held:
All pool events were swum in a long-course (50m) pool; the open water events were 5-kilometres in length (5K). Event schedule
Monday, September 3: men's and women's 5,000m Open Water swim. Note: The 2007 swimming event schedule is the same as that of the 2003 South Pacific Games, save the nomenclature change on the relays from "400" to "4x100" and "800" to "4x200". ResultsPapua New Guinea's Ryan Pini dominate the men's competition, winning eight individual gold medals.[1] In the women's competition, Lara Grangeon from New Caledonia won seven individual gold medals (including the open water swim) and two more gold in the relays.[1] Men
Women
Participating countries125 swimmers from 10 countries were entered in the swimming events at the 2007 Games—a record—with Tokelau and the Marshall Islands participating in the SPG Swimming events for the first time.[3] Countries entered in the swimming competition are: Notes
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