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A great week came to a close for the Oceania swimmers in Singapore at the 22nd World Aquatics Championships. Personal bests and National Records have tumbled on all 7 days of their competition.  Day 7 consisted of 7 individual swims and 3 relays for the Pacific islanders. This was across 4 disciplines. Needless to say,…

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Charissa Panuve closed out her competition at the 22nd World Aquatics Championships in Singapore in the Women’s 50m Freestyle. Lining up alongside fellow Pacific Island athletes from Papua New Guinea and Samoa. The Kingdom of Tonga sprinter delivered a time of 29.69, with a swift reaction time of 0.65, the second fastest in her heat.…

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The Northern Mariana Islands delivered a fitting finale to their competition at the 22nd World Aquatics Swimming Championships in Singapore. Completing their final day of racing with two new National Records, an individual heat win and an outpouring of team pride. First into the water was Maria Batallones; she lined up for the Women’s 50m…

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Beula Sanga of the Solomon Islands wrapped up his debut appearance at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships in Singapore with a proud and confident final swim in the Men’s 50m Backstroke. Recording a time of 36.11 and a strong reaction time of 0.64. As he stepped onto the pool deck ready to give it his…

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Liana Planz stepped onto the blocks for her final event at the 22nd World Aquatics Swimming Championships in Singapore with focus and calm, representing American Samoa in the Women’s 50m Freestyle. One of the fastest off the blocks in her heat with a reaction time of 0.65 seconds, Liana sprinted to a finishing time of…

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What were you doing at the tender age of just 15? Perhaps appearing in an Olympic Games? Or competing in a World Championship sports event? No? Well, Anahira McCutcheon of Fiji, can tick both of those off already as part of the very impressive start to her swimming career. This week is her first appearance…

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Day 7 saw the last day of competition for the Pacific island teams. Kaiya Brown rounded off the individual races for Samoa as she lined up in the Women’s 50m Freestyle. She finished Heat 5 in a time of 28.88 seconds. Kaiya began her interview by explaining that she may have lost a little time…

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It’s been a positive week for Jhnayali Tokome-Garap at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.  The 16 year old Junior already holds multiple age group records for Papua New Guinea and got close to her personal best time of 27.48 in the Women’s 50m Freestyle event. Having led the field off the blocks, with a…

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