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CC photo #22: Pál and Eyðbjørn ready for the Jóansøku 2010 lake swim
Pál Joensen and Eyðbjørn Joensen ready for the Jóansøku 2010 open water swim in Vági, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Eyðbjørn with the thumbs up has opted for the insulated solution, while Pál opted for the really fast (and cold) Jaked ‘supersuit’ solution.
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CC photo #21: Pál gets a kiss on the quay of Drelnes after Belgrade 2008
This is one of my favorite photos ( / swimming moments), despite of it being taken with a crappy DCR-HC96E camcorder meant for filming more than photography. A quay full of people in honor of the arrival of the island of Suðuroy’s triple 2008 European junior champion, Pál Joensen, and that little guy knows how…
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CC photo #20: A final talk before the Jóansøku 2011 swim
Two guys having a final chat before the Jóansøku 2011 open water swim across the Tvøroyri firth in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. As you see, we are not following the open water rules strictly, when it comes to gloves and caps and snorkels etc. But then again, with the water temperature seldom over 7ºC (44.6ºF), it…
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CC photo #19: Lucky girl gets to lead Der Paul et al past the Rijeka 2008 audience
That Croatian girl seems pretty happy with her job, leading Mads Glæsner, Paul Biedermann and Massimiliano Rosolino (in that order) past photographers and audience after the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course men’s 400 freestyle medal ceremony. And yes, I must stress that she did wear clothes :-P
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CC photo #18: The forest of flags at Shanghai 2011
An angled view of the flags outside the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai. Always difficult to get good photos of flags, but a stiff breeze sure helped. Just strange (for me) when the wind temperature is well above 30°C (86°F).
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CC photo #17: Don’t dive, Daniel
Just a fun photo from the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Championships, featuring Danish swimmer Daniel Skaaning and (I suppose) Jacek Miciul, coach of Polish double-gold medal winner RadosÅ‚aw KawÄ™cki at Klub Sportowy Korner Zielona Góra. It was that “don’t dive” sign in the background that made me search for the right moment :-)
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CC photo #16: Pál’s 1500 silver medal from Budapest 2010
This is what we’re fighting for. This and national pride in general :-)
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CC photo #15: My paparazzi self-portrait from the Roma 2009 World Championships
Shot of myself through a mirror somewhere in the Holiday Inn Rome-Aurelia, during the Roma 2009 World Aquatics Championships. Those sponsored sun hats looked silly but were very practical in the blazing Italian sun, I still keep mine as a (in Faroe Islands totally useless) memento. It reminds me of this great Roma 2009 promo…
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CC photo #14: The Faroese flag “Merkið” flying high in Shanghai
The Faroese flag “Merkið” in the midst of the entire swimming world’s forest of flags, outside the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai during the 14th FINA World Aquatics Championships 2011. I got to touch it for inspection, no silk expert here, but it seemed like the nicest material possible. Called Merkið or ‘The Mark’ because…