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CC photo #67: A president and his champion
Pál Joensen going out hard in the Budapest 2010 European Championships 800 freestyle prelims, using same tactics as when winning silver in the 1500 the day before. Guy standing is Jon Hestoy, president of the Faroese swimming federation, well placed in the VVIP seating area (yup, those are two V’s for Very Very). Sorry for…
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CC photo #66: Bjarnason instructing a bunch of kids in Sørvágur, Faroe Islands
These kids have no swim club, so we went there a couple of times back in 2010, trying to inspire local people to start one up. It didn’t work, for now, so we’ll have to go back some day. Good swimmers though, because of good teachers at school.
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CC photo #65: FLOT stevnan 2012
A photo from local club FLOT’s annual youth swim meet here in Toftir, Faroe Islands, yesterday. As you see quite crowded, and also extremely hot and humid.
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CC photo #64: The swim pool in Vágur, Faroe Islands
The swim pool in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands ready for the “SUM 2008” Faroese youth championships. This is the 25 meter pool that Pál Joensen has been training in since childhood, in his home town of Vágur. A bit shallow in the far end and often hot and humid when full with people. Posted now…
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CC photo #63: A TV crew at the Roma 09 World Championships
This couple walked up past us in the athlete’s stand at the Rome 2009 World Aquatics Championships. Good to see equality at work, when it comes to hauling equipment :-)
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CC photo #62: An old Tórshavn swim pool ticketing machine
This seems to be the original ticketing machine of former outdoor swimming pool in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, now on display in the current indoor pool opened in 1982. Tickets say from left to right: “Kvinnur” (Women), “Bað húgva” (Swim cap), “Gentur” (Girls), “Dreingir” (Boys), “Baðtoy” (Swim Clothes), “Ãskoðarapláss” (Spectator seat). No room for men, apparently…
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CC photo #61: Biedermann’s classic pre-race camera pose
Paul Biedermann before the Istanbul 2009 European Short Course Championships men’s 400 freestyle final. He won the event in a new championships record of 3:34.55.
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CC photo #60: Me and Biedermann at the Istanbul 2009 Europeans
Me and Germany’s Paul Biederman at the Istanbul 2009 European Short Course Championships. Some say we look alike, I’m sure that if Biedermann wasn’t so polite, he would ask if he really looked that fat :-)
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CC photo #59: Pál talking to a bunch of kids in Sørvágur
Pál Joensen having a chat with a bunch of kids in Sørvágur, Faroe Islands, en route to South Africa back in April 2010. They have a 16 meter pool there, but alas no swim club.