TONGA SECURES PERSONAL BESTS AND NATIONAL RECORDS
It’s been a busy week for Tonga’s swimmers competing in several events, winning medals, achieving Personal Bests and breaking National Records.
Finau Lino Ohuafi has competed in six events during the Games, including today’s 50m Freestyle, where he finished at 23.89. Earlier this week, Finau set the National Record twice during the 100m Butterfly, with a swift final time of 56.16. The home-grown swimmer has certainly been making Tonga proud, and that is a huge motivation for Finau.
“I wake up and think, it’s a new day…I’m here to represent my country”
In the 4 x 100m Medley Relay we see Vaoahi Afu, Carolann Susana Faeamani, Luseane Latai Limoni and Charissa Sofia Panuve, coming in at 4:51.63.
Vaoahi competed in two finals in the Games, placing 5th in both 50m and 100m breaststroke with times of 35.18 seconds and 1:18.59 respectively. Both of her swim times were achievements, as she achieved Personal Bests. Vaoahi also competed in the 50m Freestyle heats, completing in 30.11 seconds.
The rest of the Medley relay team also competed in other races over the course of the week. Seventeen year old Carolann Faeamani competed in an immense eleven swim events, including today’s 100m Backstroke and 50m Freestyle Heats. She completed the 100m Backstroke in 1:10.19 and the 50m Freestyle in 28.53. One of Tonga’s youngest swimmers also competed in today’s 100m Backstroke, Luseane Limoni (14) completed in 1:19.22 making that her seventh event of the games.
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Words & interviews: The Reporters’ Academy. Photos: Ryota Nishida