Four swimmers; Joanna Chen, Josh Tarere, Jhnayali Tokome-Garap, and Nathaniel Noka are currently holding our national flag high at the 2025 World Aquatics Championship in Singapore.
After participating less than a month ago at the Pacific Mini-Games in Palau, the youngsters are now competing alongside the best athletes globally from July 27th– August 3rd at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore.
The athletes touched down in Singapore, approximately two days ago, accompanied by Coach Rick Van Der Zant and Team Manager, Jean Valu Vava.
Joanna Chen kicked off the competition on Sunday 27th July 2025, swimming in Event 1, Heat 1 of the Women’s 200m medley, clocking in a time of 2:48.66, ranking 8th with a score of 418 points; meanwhile, Nathaniel Noka followed soon after in the competing in Event 4, Heat 4 of the Men’s 50m butterfly, clocking in a of 26.06, ranking 5th with a score of 624 points.
The World Aquatic Championships – Singapore 2025 kicked off on 11th July and ends on 3rd August.