CC photo #197: Our president greeting Magnus at FM 2012

Jon Hestoy, president of the Faroese Swimming Association, congratulating young Magnus Jákupsson (1994) at the 2012 Faroese (Short Course) Swimming Championships. The occasion that Magnus had won our highest-ranked ‘starred golden pin’ for his Faroese record of 55.94 in the 100 IM.

Our president greeting Magnus at FM 2012

Magnus has been a busy man these past 12 days, setting 7 Faroese records and 7 junior records the five days at the European Junior Championship, and then again 6 Faroese records and 7 junior records the six days at the Danish Championships (with one travel day in between).

Magnus’s Faroese records at the European Juniors

  • July 4th – 50 butterfly in 24.79 – senior and junior
  • July 4th – 100 backstroke in 57.91 – senior and junior
  • July 4th – 50 butterfly in 24.69 – senior and junior
  • July 6th – 200 backstroke in 2:04.43 – senior and junior
  • July 6th – 200 backstroke in 2:04.12 – senior and junior
  • July 7th – 50 backstroke in 26.53 – senior and junior
  • July 7th – 100 butterfly in 54.12 – senior and junior

Magnus’s Faroese records at the Danish Champs

  • July 10th – 50 backstroke in 26.34 – senior and junior
  • July 10th – 100 freestyle in 51.91 – senior and junior
  • July 13th – 200 IM in 2:06.92 – senior and junior
  • July 13th – 50 freestyle in 23.88 – senior and junior
  • July 13th – 50 freestyle in 23.48 – senior and junior
  • July 13th – 200 freestyle in 1:55.21 – junior
  • July 15th – 100 backstroke in 56.64 – senior and junior

At the Europeans he reached 3 semifinals, while at the Danish Championships he won 1 individual senior gold medal and 2 silver, plus 3 individual junior gold medals and 1 silver, plus 1 senior gold, 1 bronze medal and  2 junior gold medals in the relays.

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