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CC photo #682: Óli Mortensen being interviewed by Faroese TV
Faroese young gun Óli Mortensen being interviewed by Kringvarp Føroya, the national broadcasting company of the Faroe Islands. This at the swim meet in Tórshavn 2-3 November 2013, which was the last chance to qualify for the Nordic Juniors Championships, Nordic Championships and European Short Course Championships 2013.
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CC photo #679: Happy kids and grown-ups after our spring 2013 swim day
A fun group photo after the ‘Swim Day’ that the Faroese Swimming Association and Fuglafjarðar Svimjifelag arranged in Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands, in March 2013. A lot of stuff happening that I didn’t see when the shot was taken, like ‘rabbit ears’ and water balloon threat. ‘Swim Day’ is a strictly fun event that we have…
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CC photo #678: FS stevna 2013
Swim meet in Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands, 9 November 2013, for our youngest age groups. We time but don’t really record. Seoul 1988 silver medalist Benny Nielsen once swam a demo swim here, back when the starting blocks were in the shallow end. Must have been a cramped experience, swimming in that narrow middle lane.
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CC photo #677: Lifeguard test
Yesterday. Me about to try that manual inline stabilization rescue technique with neck and chin support, see for instance American Red Cross. Daughters in the background. We passed, hope to never need this stuff.
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CC photo #675: Different body types at Istanbul 2012
So these two must be Germany’s (in orange) Johannes Dietrich and (in black) Marco di Carli (?) preparing themselves for the men’s 4×50 freestyle final at the LEN 2009 European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. A lot bad has been said about the supersuits, but they were also the great equalizer. Behind them Frédérick…
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CC photo #674: Qualified
Faroese young guns Alvi Hjelm and Eyðbjørn Joensen celebrating their qualification for challenges in December. Óli Mortensen on lane 4 the quy who actually won the (400 meter freestyle) event,. also qualified and everything, but you know, 400 freestyle :-)