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CC photo #58: The swim pool in LeirvÃk, Faroe Islands
A photo taken during warmup at the “Reka stevna 2008” swim meet in LeirvÃk, Faroe Islands. We have plenty of these 16 meters pools, which are good for the youngest age groups, but only three 25 meter pools and still no 50 meter pool.
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CC photo #57: The Hajós Alfréd National Swimming Pool
The original Hajós Alfréd National Swimming Pool in Budapest, Hungary, here used as warmup pool at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships. Designed by Hajós Alfréd himself, Olympic champion from the very first Games in Athens 1896.
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CC photo #56: Brunei Swimming at Roma 2009
A Brunei Swimming coach at the Roma 2009 World Aquatics Championships. That gesture is universal :-)
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CC photo #55: Blue hair at Køge Open 2007
A young Faroese swimmer at the annual Køge Open at Køge Svømmeland, Denmark, sort of the ‘B-meet’ of the Danish Short Course Championships, strengthened by participation from foreign clubs. Funny how time flies … to do well there was almost the peak of our international ambitions back in 2007, and now it is London 2012.
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CC photo #54: The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center diving pool
The divers were the only ones (other than the open water swimmers out at the beach) to compete outside at the 14th FINA World Aquatics Championships – Shanghai 2011. China won all events.
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CC photo #53: The Yuan Shen Natatorium ready for Shanghai 2011
One of the (at least) three additional 14th FINA World Aquatic Championship – Shanghai 2011 training venues, the Yuan Shen Natatorium in the Pudong district. In walking distance from our hotel, so we used it a lot.
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CC photo #52: Fancy pants at the Rhodes 2007 Island Games
Shetland coach Keith Oliver participated in all men’s and mixed relays at the Rhodes 2007 NatWest Island Games, I guess because they’d otherwise only be three male swimmers. This photo is from the last mixed 8 x 50 freestyle fun relay – as you can see, he’d chosen the state of the art pants of…
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CC photo #51: Monterotondo ‘Stadio del Nuoto’ ready for Roma 2009
The Monterotondo municipal pool in Monterotondo was one of the four additional Roma 2009 World Championships 50 meter training facilities, and the only one indoor. I remember it as a long bus ride, but really nice because we got a break from the sun :-)
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CC photo #50: Czech supporters at Rijeka 2008
Fancy headwear at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course championships.