Interviewing Dr Homayun Gharavi – Part 2

Oct 25, 2011

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So, after a quick change of camera (and Home-made solution to secure the additional camera to the incompatible tripod by using packaging from the recently bought batteries), we go on about Home’s visit to the Faroe Islands, digging deeper into the project of PÃ¡l Joensen and JÃ³n Bjarnason in SuÃ°uroy. I ask what Dr. Gharavi thinks of PÃ¡l still training in his 25-meter home pool in VÃ¡gur, and what he thinks about the plan to build a 50-meter pool on this remote island, rather than on the (relatively) more densely populated North mainland. See also Part 1.

Dr. Homayun Gharavi JÃ³n Bjarnason Pál Joensen

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Interviewing Dr Homayun Gharavi – Part 1Swimmer's Daily

October 25, 2011

[…] This last week we had Dr Homayun Gharavi MD PhD PhD visiting PÃ¡l Joensen and JÃ³n Bjarnason in their home pool in VÃ¡gur, SuÃ°uroy, Faroe Islands, where he did intensive work with PÃ¡l and also conducted quite a few dryland sessions for him, his club and some visitors. This is a big shot double-PhD medical professional whom PÃ¡l and JÃ³n met in 2010, who for instance helped Anastasia Zueva come back from an almost swimming career stopping paralysis risking back injury in the summer 2010, to a world championship gold and silver in Shanghai 2011. And a really nice guy too, who allowed this very first feeble attempt of mine to do an interview in English. See also Part 2. […]

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bartal

October 26, 2011

Dr Gharavi’s coaching in SuÃ°uroy was aired in Danish television. Deep link
can be found here.
The clip is from a 25 minute long documentary of PÃ¡l Joensen’s preparation for London 2012 (in Danish language).

Show synopsis:
“The swimmer PÃ¡l Joensen is from the Faroe Islands and is one of
the medal candidates, when the Danish swimmers next summer jump in the
Olympic pool in London. We have followed the strong swimmer among the
world’s best World Cup meet in Stockholm. And we take him home to
the Faroe Islands, where he explains why he prefers to live and train
at home, despite the fact that the Faroe Islands do not have an
Olympic size pool.”

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