# Swimming at the 1999 South Pacific Games

Swimming at the 1999 South Pacific Games took place in Agana, the capital of Guam, at the Southern High School Pool between 30 May and 5 June 1999. It was the eleventh edition of the South Pacific Games. Men's and women's open water events of 5 kilometres were introduced in 1999, with swimmers from American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, New Caledonia, Northern Marianas, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tahiti competing.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Guam)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 22 | 13 | 11 | 46 |
| 2 | Fiji | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Guam* | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | French Polynesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 34 | 33 | 31 | 98 |

### Men

New Caledonia dominated the men's events, winning 14 of the 17 races. Olivier Saminadin collected a personal tally of 13 gold medals including the 5 km open water event.
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m Freestyle | Leo Biggs (PNG) | 23.71 | Carl Probert (FIJ) | 24.05 | Darrick Bollinger (GUM) | 24.14 |
| 100 m Freestyle | Leo Biggs (PNG) | 51.28 GR | Carl Probert (FIJ) | 52.16 | Darrick Bollinger (GUM) | 52.75 |
| 200 m Freestyle | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 1:53.91 GR | Leo Biggs (PNG) | 1:54.53 | Carl Probert (FIJ) | 1:54.84 |
| 400 m Freestyle | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 4:11.52 | Carl Probert (FIJ) | 4:13.83 | Daniel O'Keeffe (GUM) | 4:17.91 |
| 1500 m Freestyle | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 16:24.88 | Ben Wells (PNG) | 17:17.52 | David Thevenot (NCL) | 17:58.51 |
| 100 m Backstroke | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 1:01.48 | Oliver Saminadin (NCL) | 1:02.15 | Cedric Petre (NCL) | 1:04.56 |
| 200 m Backstroke | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 2:08.31 GR | Carl Probert (FIJ) | 2:09.64 | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 2:16.89 |
| 100 m Breaststroke | Stephen Hirzel (NCL) | 1:07.41 | Peter Manglona (GUM) | 1:09.03 | Rainui Teriipaia (TAH) | 1:10.75 |
| 200 m Breaststroke | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 2:23.48 GR | Stephen Hirzel (NCL) | 2:28.26 | Justin Pierce (MNP) | 2:30.56 |
| 100 m Butterfly | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 56.12 GR | Ryan Pini (PNG) | 57.11 | Cedric Petre (NCL) | 58.19 |
| 200 m Butterfly | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 2:08.30 | Daniel O'Keeffe (GUM) | 2:11.95 | Laurent Douarche (NCL) | 2:13.00 |
| 200 m Medley | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 2:08.24 GR | Daniel O'Keeffe (GUM) | 2:12.18 | Carl Probert (FIJ) | 2:12.45 |
| 400 m Medley | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | 4.33.11 GR | Daniel O'Keeffe (GUM) | 4:54.01 | Ben Wells (PNG) | 4:54.05 |
| 4 × 100 m Freestyle relay | New Caledonia O. Saminadin S. Hirzel C. Petre D. Thevonot | 3:36.02 | Guam J. Taitano P. Manglona D. O'Keeffe D. Bollinger | 3:39.25 | French Polynesia B. Richide M. Sanford R. Teriipaia E. Tetahiotupa | 4:00.35 |
| 4 × 200 m Freestyle relay (gold only in tally) | New Caledonia D. Thevenot C. Petre L. Douarche O. Saminadin | 8:07.1 | Guam M. Flores J. Taitano D. O'Keeffe D. Bollinger | 8:21.40 | French Polynesia B. Richide M. Sanford R. Teriipaia E. Tetahiotupa | 8:51.04 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley relay (no bronze in tally) | New Caledonia O. Saminadin S. Hirzel C. Petre D. Thevonot | 4:01.37 GR | Guam J. Taitano P. Manglona D. O'Keeffe D. Bollinger | 4:05.17 | French Polynesia B. Richide M. Sanford R. Teriipaia E. Tetahiotupa | 4:18.32 |
| Open water 5 km | Olivier Saminadin (NCL) | | Carl Probert (FIJ) | | Laurent Douarche (NCL) | |

### Women

New Caledonia won 8 of the 17 women's events. Fiji won 6 gold medals due to the performance of Caroline Pickering. Lara Grangeon won the 5 km open water event.
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m Freestyle | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 26.92 GR | Manina Tehei (NCL) | 27.50 | Florence Alaux (NCL) | 27.99 |
| 100 m Freestyle | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 59.14 | Manina Tehei (NCL) | 1:00.50 | Namiko Kobayashi (PNG) | 1:02.23 |
| 200 m Freestyle | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 2:10.20 GR | Florence Alaux (NCL) | 2:12.99 | Namiko Kobayashi (PNG) | 2:13.81 |
| 400 m Freestyle | Namiko Kobayashi (PNG) | 4:39.45 | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 4:39.82 | Aurelia Dubois-Duvivier (NCL) | 4:43.55 |
| 800 m Freestyle | Namiko Kobayashi (PNG) | 9:40.27 | Charlotte Robin (NCL) | 9:46.29 | Aurelia Dubois-Duvivier (NCL) | 9:58.98 |
| 100 m Backstroke | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 1:05.80 GR | Marie Simon (NCL) | 1:10.94 | Tracy Feger (MNP) | 1:12.17 |
| 200 m Backstroke | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 2:29.04 | Xenavee Pangelinan (MNP) | 2:32.92 | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 2:33.92 |
| 100 m Breaststroke | Manina Tehei (NCL) | 1:16.91 | Florence Alaux (NCL) | 1:20.85 | Jennifer Pierce (MNP) | 1:21.10 |
| 200 m Breaststroke | Manina Tehei (NCL) | 2:47.24 | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 2:52.81 | Jennifer Pierce (MNP) | 2:53.85 |
| 100 m Butterfly | Diane Buiduyet (NCL) | 1:03.99 GR | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 1:05.69 | Xenavee Pangelinan (MNP) | 1:07.47 |
| 200 m Butterfly | Diane Buiduyet (NCL) | 2:25.92 GR | Xenavee Pangelinan (MNP) | 2:26.68 | Namiko Kobayashi (PNG) | 2:34.70 |
| 200 m Medley | Caroline Pickering (FIJ) | 2:27.53 | Diane Buiduyet (NCL) | 2:27.68 | Manina Tehei (NCL) | 2:29.27 |
| 400 m Medley | Xenavee Pangelinan (MNP) | 5:15.65 GR | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | 5:16.95 | Namiko Kobayashi (PNG) | 5:18.51 |
| 4 × 100 m Freestyle relay | New Caledonia A. Dubois-Duvuivuer M. Tehei F. Alaux L. Grangeon | 4:08.02 GR | Northern Marianas A. Winfield D. Placios T. Feger X. Pangelinan | 4:20.13 | Papua New Guinea K. Dunlop X. Peni A. Manchur N. Kobayashi | 4:20.69 |
| 4 × 200 m Freestyle relay | New Caledonia A. Dubois-Duvuivuer M. Tehei F. Alaux D. Bui-Duyet | 9:11.34 | Papua New Guinea K. Dunlop X. Peni A. Manchur N. Kobayashi | 9:27.61 | Northern Marianas A. Winfield T. Winfield T. Feger X. Pangelinan | 9:36.49 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley relay (no bronze in tally) | New Caledonia M. Simon M. Tehei D. Bui-Duyet F. Alaux | 4:40.79 | Papua New Guinea A. Manchur X. Peni K. Dunlop N. Kobayashi | 4:51.52 | Northern Marianas T. Feger J. Pierce X. Pangelinan D. Palacios | 4:52.02 |
| Open water 5 km | Lara Grangeon (NCL) | | Florence Alaux (NCL) | | Aurelia Dubois-Duvivier (NCL) | |

## Participating countries

Swimmers from 9 countries were entered in the swimming events at the 1999 Games. The teams were:
* Fiji
* Guam
* Marshall Islands
* Micronesia
* Northern Marianas
* New Caledonia
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Tahiti