Swimming at the 1969 South Pacific Games took place in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea on 18–22 August 1969. Fifteen South Pacific Games records were set in the finals, and one in the competition heats. Hosts Papua New Guinea won six of the ten events for men, and New Caledonia swept the pool in the women's competition, winning nine from nine events.[1]
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Papua New Guinea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Caledonia (NCL) | 13 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 |  Papua New Guinea (PNG)* | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 |  Guam (GUM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Freestyle | J. Mamelin (NCL) |
57.2 GR
|
P. Wilkins (FIJ) |
59.2 | J. Morault (NCL) |
1:00 |
| 200m Freestyle | J. Mamelin (NCL) |
2:10.1 GR
|
N. Bostock (PNG) |
2:12.3 | P. Wilkins (FIJ) |
2:14.5 |
| 400m Freestyle | N. Bostock (PNG) |
4:42.7 | P. Maillot (NCL) |
4:51.1 | M. Mowen (PNG) |
4:54 |
| 1500m Freestyle | M. Mowen (PNG) |
19:09 GR
|
N. Bostock (PNG) |
19:20 | P. Maillot (NCL) |
19:32.9 |
| 100m Backstroke | N. Cluer (PNG) |
1:09.4 GR
|
D. Lane (FIJ) |
1:10.1 | D. Cluer (PNG) |
1:11.3 |
| 200m Breaststroke | N. Cluer (PNG) |
2:50.2 GR
|
D. Garrison (GUM) |
2:56 | J. Tovitolon (PNG) |
3:00.2 |
| 100m Butterfly | T. Ruyer (NCL) |
1:07.8 | M. Mowen (PNG) |
1:08 | K. Pini (PNG) |
1:09.7 |
| 200m I.M. | N. Cluer (PNG) |
2:27 GR
|
T. Ruyer (NCL) |
2:32.1 | M. Mowen (PNG) |
2:35.1 |
| 4x100m Medley relay |
Papua New Guinea |
4:36.1 GR
|
New Caledonia |
4:39.5 | Fiji |
4:53.9 |
| 4x100m Freestyle relay |
New Caledonia |
4:01.4 | Papua New Guinea |
4:05.7 | Fiji |
4:10 |
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Freestyle | S. Hanner (NCL) |
1:04.9 GR
|
M. Anewy (NCL) |
1:05.4 | M. Kersaudy (NCL) |
1:05.5 |
| 200m Freestyle | not contested | |||||
| 400m Freestyle | M. Kersaudy (NCL) |
4:55.1 GR
|
M. Anewy (NCL) |
4:59.5 | C. Legras (NCL) |
5:02.7 |
| 800m Freestyle | M. Kersaudy (NCL) |
10:03.8 GR
|
M. Anewy (NCL) |
10:05 | C. Legras (NCL) |
10:26.2 |
| 100m Backstroke | M. Kersaudy (NCL) |
1:14.9 GR
|
O. Pickering (FIJ) |
1:15.1 | D. Anewy (NCL) |
1:17.3 |
| 200m Breaststroke | C. Hermonot (NCL) |
3:15.8 | O. Pickering (FIJ) |
3:18.8 | J. Murphy (FIJ) |
3:19.2 |
| 100m Butterfly | M. Kersaudy (NCL) |
1:14.1 GR
|
S. Hanner (NCL) |
1:14.2 | O. Pickering (FIJ) |
1:19.7 |
| 200m I.M. | M. Kersaudy (NCL) |
2:42.1 GR
|
S. Hanner (NCL) |
2:46.4 | O. Pickering (FIJ) |
2:48 |
| 4x100m Medley relay |
New Caledonia |
5:15.1 GR
|
Fiji |
5:21.4 | Papua New Guinea |
5:32.5 |
| 4x100m Freestyle relay |
New Caledonia |
4:30.9 GR
|
Fiji |
4:42.8 | Papua New Guinea |
4:43 |
Notes edit
- GR denotes South Pacific Games record time.
Participating countries edit
Teams entered in the swimming competition included:
References edit
- ^ "1969 South Pacific Games Results". Oceania Sport Information Centre. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.