OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS: REBECCA KEMP BREAKS REBECCA BROWN'S 17-YEAR-OLD RECORD IN SAMOA

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rebecca kemp photo courtesy daily mercury mackay.jpg June 28:Australia has unearthed a new swim star in 18-year-old Rebecca Kemp from Mackay who will return home from the 8^th Oceania Swimming Championships in Samoa today with four gold medals and three Championship records.

In a stunning performance on the final night of the week-long Championships at the Tuanaimato Aquatic Centre in Apia, Kemp smashed former world record holder Rebecca Brown's 17-year-old meet record in the 200 metres breaststroke. Ian Hanson - the official Oceania correspondent for the FINA Aquatics Magazine.

Kemp stopped the clock in 2 mins 26.63 secs - the 15^th fastest time in the world this year and 1.61 secs under Brown's 1993 mark set at the inaugural Oceania Championships in Noumea.

Although just outside her best time of 2:26.55 set at the World School Games in Doha last December it maintains her status as the eighth fastest ever Australian and would have seen her finish third in this year's Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championship Trials in Sydney.

It was far and away the "Swim of the Meet" as the Australians swept to 32 gold, 26 silver and eight bronze medals ahead of New Zealand eight gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze, New Guinea two gold and one bronze, Hawaii 11 bronze, New Caledonia one silver and eight bronze and Guam one bronze.

Earlier in the meet Kemp broke former 50m breaststroke world record holder Jade Edmistone's meet record with a time of tuanaimato aquatic centre apia photo oceania swimming.jpg 1:08.86 before claiming the gold medal in the 50 metres breaststroke in 32.30.

She then combined with Jenni O'Neil (backstroke), 14-year-old sensation Madeline Groves (butterfly) and Amelia Evatt-Davey (freestyle) to establish a new Championship record in the 4x100m medley relay with a time of 4:08.92.

It took 0.22 secs off the 2008 record set by the Australian team of Bridgette-Rose Taylor, Jessica Legge, Amy Smith, Olivia Halicek.

Australia's Jeremy Meyer also added his name into the Oceania record books when he lowered Glenn Snyders 2008 mark of 2:16.24 to 2:15.27 in the men's 200m breaststroke.

In all there were five Oceania records broken in what organizers have described as one of the most successful Oceania Championships since the first meet in Noumea in 1993.

The meet also saw Tonga compete for the first time with the country's New Zealand-born, US-based visitor Fonua Amini competing as a visitor.

Amini, who is a college swimmer with the University of Texas A&M and to be eligible to swim for Tonga had to have lived in Tonga for 12 months.

Oceania president Dennis Miller said: "Fonua Amini was here as a visitor as under FINA Rules he had to have lived in Tonga for 12 months and Tonga was only affiliated to FINA in January this year. He was allowed to swim as a visitor and make finals but not medal." Ian Hanson.

Results - 2010 Oceania Swimming Championships

MEDAL TALLY (Including Open Water)
	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Australia	32	26	8	66
New Zealand	8	15	13	36
Papua New Guinea	2		1	3
Hawaii			11	11
Guam			1	1
New Caledonia		1	8	9
Cook Islands				0
Fiji				0
Marshall Island				0
Palau				0
Samoa				0
Tonga				0
TOTALS	42	42	42	126

MEDAL TALLY (Pool events only)
	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Australia	28	23	8	59
New Zealand	8	14	12	34
Papua New Guinea	2		1	3
Hawaii			9	9
Guam			1	1
New Caledonia		1	7	8
Cook Islands				0
Fiji				0
Marshall Island				0
Palau				0
Samoa				0
Tonga			0	0
TOTALS	38	38	38	114

* Under Oceania rules countries can only claim the first two medals.

** Fonua Amini swam as a visitor due to FINA ineligibility which states athletes must have 12 months residence, so he was unable to claim medals.

WOMEN
5K Open Water
Place	Name	Country	Time
1.	Belinda Bennett	AUS	1: 00.22
2.	Brooke Wilson	AUS	1: 03.15
3.	Jasmine Mau	HWI	1: 08.20
4.	Rachel Shimizu	HWI	1: 09.08
5.	Lawrene Gosse	NCL	1: 09.23
6.	Charissa Panuve	TGA	1: 23.48
7.	Marissa Gibbons	PLW	1: 24.02
8.	Osisang ChilTGA	PLW	1: 29.08
9.	Antija Flowers	PLW	1:31.08

10K
1.	Belinda Bennett	AUS	2:17:18.24
2.	Brooke Wilson	AUS	2:17:19.27
3.	Laurene Gosse	NCL	2:35:30.89
4.	Rachel Shimizu	HWI	2:37:34.04

50 Freestyle
1	Amy Allen	AUS	26.25
2	Hannah A Saunders	NZL	26.36
3	Amelia Evatt-Davey	AUS	26.53
4	Sophia S Batchelor	NZL	26.77
5	Armelle Hidirio	NCL	27.03
6	Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane	PNG	27.06
7	Rachel Fujitta	HAW	28.24
8	Summer Harrison	HAW	28.33

100 Freestyle
1	Amelia Evatt‑Davey	AUS	56.16
2	Jade Neilsen	AUS	57.03
3	Hannah A Saunders	NZL	57.29
4	Sophia S Batchelor	NZL	58.02
5	Armelle Hidirio	NCL	58.87
6	Anna‑Liza Mopoi‑Jane	PNG	59.20
7	Summer Harrison	HWI	1:00.83
8	Jasmine Z Mau	HWI	1:00.97

200 Freestyle
1	Amelia Evatt-Davey	AUS	2:01.21
2	Amy Allen	AUS	2:02.65
3	Samantha Lucie-Smith	NZL	2:03.26
4	Lisa Pankhurst	NZL	2:05.67
5	Summer Harrison	HWI	2:11.07
6	Anna-Liza Mopoi-Jane	PNG	2:11.09
7	Armelle Hidrio	NCL	2:12.50
8	Rachel Shimizux	HWI	2:15.40

50 Backstroke
1	Whitney Ireland	AUS	29.70
2	Laura G Quilter	NZL	29.84
3	Jenni O'Neil	AUS	29.99
4	Jessie L Blundell	NZL	30.01
5	Anna‑Liza Mopoi‑Jane	PNG	31.68
6	Anu Nihipali	HWI	31.86
7	Adele Rova	FIJ	33.20
8	Clarissa Tema	SAM	33.40

400 Freestyle
1	Jade Neilsen	AUS	4:17.44
2	Tiffany Papaemanouil	AUS	4:17.61
3	Samantha M Lucie-Smith	NZL	4:20.60
4	Charlotte M Webby	NZL	4:26.67
5	Summer Harrison	HAW	4:33.90
6	Rachel Shimizu	HAW	4:40.42
7	Matelita Buadromo	FIJ	5:09.55
8	Osisang ChilTGA	PLW	5:28.33

800 Freestyle
1	Amy Allen	AUS	8:46.53
2	Belinda Bennett	AUS	8:48.75
3	Samantha M Lucie-Smith	NZL	8:57.62
4	Charlotte M Webby	NZL	9:06.45
5	Jasmine Z Mau	HAW	9:28.04
6	Rachel Shimizu	HAW	9:31.14
7	Monica Saili	SAM	10:11.24
	*Jessica Ashwood	AUS	8:54.79

100 Backstroke
1	Jenni O'Neil	AUS	1:02.47
2	Jessie Blundell	NZL	1:02.67
3	Sophia Batchelor	NZL	1:02.79
4	Whitney Ireland	AUS	1:03.52
5	Anna-Liza Mopoi-Jane	PNG	1:08.59
6	Anu Nihipali	HWI	1:08.96
7	Clarissa Tema	SAM	1:14.37
8	Cheyenne Rova	FIJ	1:15.07

200 Backstroke
1	Sophia S Batchelor	NZL	2:11.94
2	Jenni O'Neil	AUS	2:12.15
3	Jessie L Blundell	NZL	2:15.64
4	Whitney Ireland	AUS	2:19.89
5	Anu Nihipali	HAW	2:30.69
6	Jasmine Z Mau	HAW	2:34.16
7	Cheyenne Rova	FIJ	2:40.94
8	Clarissa Tema	SAM	2:42.22

50 Breaststroke
1	Rebecca Kemp	AUS	32.30
2	Tiffany Papaemanouil	AUS	33.82
3	Simsara Rouan	NCL	36.26
4	Pilar Shimizu	GUM	36.45
5	Marona Bong	NCL	36.66
6	Matelita Buadromo	FIJ	37.02
7	Anu Nihipali	HWI	37.71
8	Skye Eden	FIJ	39.37

100 Breaststroke
1	Rebecca Kemp	AUS	1:08.86
2	Grace E Francis	NZL	1:12.07
3	Pilar Shimizu	GUM	1:18.82
4	Matelita Buadromo	FIJ	1:19.57
5	Marona Bong	NCL	1:20.12
6	Simsara Rouan	NCL	1:22.84
7	Anu Nihipali	HWI	1:22.93
8	Monica Saili	SAM	1:23.08

200 Breaststroke
1	Rebecca Kemp	AUS	2:26.63
2	Grace E Francis	NZL	2:34.40
3	Marona Bong	NCL	2:52.99
4	Monica Saili	SAM	2:58.18
5	Pilar Shimizu	GUM	2:58.46
6	Matelita Buadromo	FIJ	3:01.76

50M Butterfly
1	Samantha Lee	NZL	27.69
2	Madeline Groves	AUS	27.86
3	Amy Smith	AUS	28.09
4	Laura Quilter	NZL	28.15
5	Armelle Hidrio	NCL	29.08
6	Jasmine Mau	HWI	30.64
7	Rachel Fujitta	HWI	30.83
8	Judith Meauri	PNG	31.57

100 Butterfly
1	Madeline Groves	AUS	1:00.11
2	Amy Smith	AUS	1:00.88
3	Sam E Lee	NZL	1:01.32
4	Laura G Quilter	NZL	1:01.71
5	Summer Harrison	HAW	1:06.12
6	Samantha Moody	HAW	1:07.27
7	Tieri Erasito	FIJ	1:10.21
8	Clarissa Tema	SAM	1:12.11

200 Butterfly
1	Madeline Groves	AUS	2:12.49
2	Amy Smith	AUS	2:12.98
3	Charlotte Webby	NZL	2:15.47
4	Grace Francis	NZL	2:17.10
5	Summer Harrison	HWI	2:27.01
6	Jasmine Mau	HWI	2:27.52
7	Tieri Erasito	FIJ	2:37.05

200 IM
1	Grace E Francis	NZL	2:15.89
2	Jenni O'Neil	AUS	2:17.27
3	Tiffany Papaemanouil	AUS	2:20.36
4	Renee G Stothard	NZL	2:26.55
5	Summer Harrison	HAW	2:29.53
6	Anu Nihipali	HAW	2:35.35
7	Clarissa Tema	SAM	2:39.32
8	Matelita Buadromo	FIJ	2:40.47

400 IM
1	Tiffany Papaemanouil	AUS	4:56.19
2	Samantha M Lucie‑Smith	NZL	5:02.24
3	Summer Harrison	HWI	5:12.73
4	Jasmine Z Mau	HWI	5:20.27

4x200 Freestyle Relay
1	Australia		8:18.58
2	New Zealand		8:36.06
3	Hawaii		8:53.29
4	New Caledonia		9:32.78
5	Fiji		9:39.66

4x100 Freestyle Relay
1	1) Amelia Evatt-Davey 2) Amy Allen 3) Jade Neilsen 4) Jenni O'Neil	Australia	3:47.48
2	1) Hannah A Saunders 24 2) Lisa A Pankhurst 20 3) Samantha M Lucie-Smith 17 4) Sophia S Batchelor	New Zealand	3:51.10
3	1) Summer Harrison 2) Jasmine Z Mau 3) Samantha Moody 4) Rachel Fujitta	Hawaii	4:07.46
4	1) Armelle Hidirio 2) Simsara Rouan 3) Laurene Gosse 4) Marona Bong	New Caledonia	4:13.14
5	1) Adele Rova 2) Akanisi Vesikula 3) Tieri Erasito 4) Skye Eden	Fiji	4:16.16
	1) Sam E Lee 2) Laura G Quilter 3) Clair J Benson 4) Jessie L Blundell	New Zealand B	3:55.02
	1) Pilar Shimizu 2) Clarissa Tema 3) Monica Saili 4) Anu Nihipali	Guam/Hawaii/ Samoa	4:18.83
	1) Maria Gibbons 2) Antja Flowers 3) Osisang ChilTGA 4) Charissa Panuve	Palau/Tonga	4:45.78

4X100 Medley Relay
1	1) Jenni O'Neil 2) Rebecca Kemp 3) Madeline Groves 4) Amelia Evatt-Davey	Australia	4:08.92
2	1) Renee G Stothard 2) Grace E Francis 3) Charlotte M Webby 4) Hannah A Saunders	New Zealand	4:18.54
3	1) Anu Nihipali 2) Summer Harrison 3) Samantha Moody 4) Jasmine Z Mau	Hawaii	4:40.72
4	1) Armelle Hidirio 2) Marona Bong 3) Laurene Gosse 4) Simsara Rouan	New Caledonia	4:44.75
5	1) Clarissa Tema 2) Pilar Shimizu 3) Monica Saili 4) Rachel Shimizu	Guam/Hawaii/Samoa	4:56.26
6	1) Cheyenne Rova 2) Matelita Buadromo 3) Tieri Erasito 4) Skye Eden	Fiji	4:56.31

MEN
5K Open Water
1.	Jarrod Killey	AUS	58.13
2.	Codie Grimsey	AUS	58.15
3.	Philip Ryan	NZL	58.18
4.	Kacy Johnson	HWI	1: 00.07
5.	Daren Choi	HWI	1: 04.21
6.	Ruby Bernard	NCL	1: 04.28
7.	Kevin Moy	HWI	1: 04.42
8.	Nicholas Garrett	HWI	1: 06.40
9.	Kurtis Tulia	SAM	1: 19.35
10.	Roy Peters	SAM	1:19.49
11.	Jesse Nilon	SAM	1: 21.51

10k
1.	Codie Grimsey	AUS	2:05:19.71
2.	Phillip Ryan	NZL	2:07:05.74
3.	Kacy Johnson	HWI	2:14:34.25
4.	Rudy Bernard	NCL	2:21:47.55
5.	Kevin Moy	HWI	2:26:36.61

50 Freestyle
1	James Roberts	AUS	22.95
2	Hamish Rose	AUS	23.09
3	Ryan Pini	PNG	23.49
4	Andrew D McMillan	NZL	23.80
5	Amini Fonua	TNG	23.99
6	Matthew D Stanley	NZL	24.49
7	Bryan Spitz	NCL	24.67
8	Darren Choi	HAW	24.95

100 Freestyle
1	Luke Kerswell	AUS	50.64
2	James Roberts	AUS	50.75
3	Andrew D McMillan	NZL	51.16
4	Ryan Pini	PNG	52.15
5	Matthew D Stanley	NZL	52.81
6	Brian Spitz	NCL	53.88
7	Kacey Johnson	HWI	54.46
8	Nicholas Garrett	HWI	55.28

200 Freestyle
1	Andrew McMillan	NZL	1:50.74
2	Matthew Terry	AUS	1:51.79
3	Jarrod Killey	AUS	1:52.88
4	Steven Kent	NZL	1:53.48
5	Thomas Dahlia	NCL	1:55.47
6	Kacy Johnson	HWI	1:56.96
7	Daren Choi	HWI	1:57.02
8	Bryan Spitz	NCL	2:04.16

400 Freestyle
1	Matthew Terry	AUS	3:53.59
2	Jarrod Killey	AUS	3:59.67
3	Dylan Z Dunlop-Barrett	NZL	3:59.99
4	Matthew D Stanley	NZL	4:06.48
5	Kacy Johnson	HAW	4:09.42
6	Darren Choi	HAW	4:12.99
7	Benjamin Schulte	GUM	4:19.68
8	Douglas Miller	FIJ	4:31.61

1500 Freestyle
1	Dylan Dunlop-Barrett	NZL	15:43.02
2	Matthew Terry	AUS	15:45.04
3	Codie Grimsey	AUS	16:03.16
4	Phillip Ryan	NZL	16:22.84
5	Kevin Moy	AUS	16:59.02

50 Backstroke
1	Braiden Camm	AUS	26.47
2	Bobby Jovanovich	AUS	27.11
3	Darren Choi	HWI	27.31
4	Brian Spitz	NCL	28.90
5	Renny Richmond	HWI	29.86
6	Peter Pokawin	PNG	30.18
7	Kurtis Tulia	SAM	30.39
8	Jenixon Lim	PNG	31.08

100M Backstroke
1	Braiden Camm	AUS	56.37
2	Bobby Jovanovich	AUS	58.09
3	Daren Choi	HWI	58.15
4	Bryan Spitz	NCL	1:00.88
5	Peter Pokawin	PNG	1:06.75
6	Kurtis Tulia	SAM	1:07.32
7	Marc Okimura	HWI	1:08.17
8	Jenixon Lim	PNG	1:13.94

200 Backstroke
1	Braiden Camm	AUS	2:01.88
2	Mitch Larkin	AUS	2:03.03
3	Darren Choi	HAW	2:11.58
4	Bryan Spitz	NCL	2:13.34
5	Nicholas Garrett	HAW	2:22.74
6	Renny Richmond	HAW	2:27.92
7	Elaijie Erasito	FIJ	2:37.80
	*Bobby Jovanovich	AUS	2:07.96

50 Breaststroke
1	Nick L Ferrif	NZL	28.64
2	Luke T Westgaard	NZL	29.69
3	Thomas Dahlia	NCL	29.94
4	Jeremy Meyer	AUS	30.02
5	Marc Okimura	HAW	30.28
6	Ian Nakmai	PNG	31.30
7	Paul Elaisa	FIJ	33.19
	**Amini Fonua	TGA	28.57

100 Breaststroke
1	Nick L Ferrif	NZL	1:02.79
2	Jeremy Meyer	AUS	1:03.37
3	Thomas Dahlia	NCL	1:03.88
4	Luke T Westgaard	NZL	1:04.37
5	Marc Okimura	HWI	1:06.08
6	Benjamin Schulte	GUM	1:10.40
7	Ian Makmai	PNG	1:10.83
	**Amini Fonua	TGA	1:03.49

200 Breaststroke
1	Jeremy Meyer	AUS	2:15.27
2	Thomas Dahlia	NCL	2:17.16
3	Luke T Westgaard	NZL	2:21.01
4	Marc Okimura	HAW	2:31.13
5	Benjamin Schulte	GUA	2:34.55
6	Paul Elaisa	FIJ	2:50.70
7	Kevin Moy	HAW	2:56.54
	Ian Nakmai DQ	PNG

50M Butterfly
1	Ryan Pini	PNG	24.64
2	James Roberts	AUS	24.98
3	Renny Richmond	HWI	25.36
4	Hamish Rose	AUS	25.44
5	Chacun Thomas	NCL	25.77
6	Peter Pokawin	PNG	26.87
7	Meli Malani	FIJ	27.40
	**Amini Fonua	TGA	25.02

100 Butterfly
1	Ryan Pini	PNG	53.98
2	Grant Irvine	AUS	54.19
3	Andrew D McMillan	NZL	54.47
4	Shaun R Burnett	NZL	55.22
5	Renny Richmond	HAW	55.69
6	Thomas Chacun	NCL	55.94
7	Nicholas Garrett	HAW	58.63
8	Paul Elaisa	FIJ	1:03.12

200 Butterfly
1	Andrew McMillan	NZL	2:00.02
2	Shaun Burnett	NZL	2:00.14
3	Grant Irvine	AUS	2:01.76
4	Kacy Johnson	HWI	2:09.00
5	Thomas Chacun	NCL	2:09.21
6	Renny Richmond	HWI	2:14.49
7	Nicholas Garrett	HWI	2:17.49
8	Paul Elaisa	FIJ	2:22.15

200 IM
1	Mitch Larkin	AUS	2:04.14
2	Steven R Kent	NZL	2:05.95
3	Jarrod Killey	AUS	2:07.72
4	Kacy Johnson	HAW	2:13.10
5	Marc Okimura	HAW	2:19.41
6	Benjamin Schulte	GUM	2:19.90
7	Paul Elaisa	FIJ	2:24.52
8	Douglas Miller	FIJ	2:27.01

400 IM
1	Mitch Larkin	AUS	4:22.17
2	Steven R Kent	NZL	4:37.22
3	Kacey Johnson	HWI	4:37.88
4	Benjamin Schulte	GUM	5:00.78

4x100 Freestyle Relay
1	1) Hamish Rose 2) James Roberts 3) Jarrod Killey 4) Luke Kerswell	Australia	3:23.79
2	1) Andrew D McMillan 2) Steven R Kent 3) Matthew D Stanley 4) Shaun R Burnett	New Zealand	3:30.32
3	1) Thomas Dahlia 2) Rudy Bernard 3) Bryan Spitz 4) Thomas Chacun	New Caledonia	3:33.22
4	1) Daniel Pryke 2) Peter Pokawin 3) Jenixon Lim 4) Ryan Pini	Papua New Guinea	3:41.43
5	1) Kacy Johnson 2) Nicholas Garrett 3) Renny Richmond 4) Darren Choi	Hawaii	3:41.89
6	1) Meli Malani 2) Douglas Miller 3) Elaijie Erasito 4) David Dugucanavanua	Fiji	3:55.10
7	1) Jesse Nilon 2) Shawn CrichTGA 3) Roy Peters 4) Kurtis Tulia	Samoa	4:08.53
8	1) Marc Okimura 2) Kevin Moy 3) Benjamin Schulte 4) Sam Tamasese	Guam/Hawaii/Samoa	4:02.56

4x200 Freestyle Relay
1	Australia		7:28.61
2	New Zealand		7:32.97
3	New Caledonia		7:53.07
4	Hawaii		8:01.91
5	Fiji		8:43.12
6	Papua New Guinea		8:45.50

4X100 Medley Relay
1	1) Braiden Camm 2) Jeremy Meyer 3) Grant Irvine 4) Luke Kerswell	Australia	3:43.97
2	1) Dylan Z Dunlop-Barrett 2) Nick L Ferrif 3) Shaun R Burnett 4) Andrew D McMillan	New Zealand	3:49.55
3	1) Bryan Spitz 2) Thomas Dahlia 3) Thomas Chacun 4) Rudy Bernard	New Caledonia	3:55.23
4	1) Darren Choi 2) Marc Okimura 3) Renny Richmond 4) Kacy Johnson	Hawaii	3:57.29
5	1) Peter Pokawin 2) Ian Nakmai 3) Ryan Pini 4) Daniel Pryke	Papua New Guinea	4:13.79
6	1) David Dugucanavanua 2) Paul Elaisa 3) Douglas Miller 4) Elaijie Erasito	Fiji	4:28.89
7	1) Kurtis Tulia 2) Roy Peters 3) Jesse Nilon 4) Shawn Crichton	Samoa	4:35.59
8	1) Benjamin Schulte 2) Kevin Moy 3) Nicholas Garrett 4) Sam Tamasese	Guam/Hawaii/Samoa	4:37.32