Category: Faroe Islands
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CC photo #524: A young Pál Joensen at Rhodes 2007
Pál Joensen sporting a typical ‘Faroe tan’ at the Natwest Island Games in Rhodes, Greece, back in 2007. He won gold in the 200, 400 and 1500 freestyle, gold in the men’s 4×50 free, 4×50 medley and 8×50 free mix relay, plus a bronze in the men’s 4×100 medley. This year the Island Games are…
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CC photo #523: Preparing himself for Jóansøkusvimjingin 2010
A young boy making himself ready for the Jóansøkusvimjingin 2010 open water swim in the lake Vatnið, seen here between him and the town Vágur in the background.
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CC photo #521: Warm-up at Rijeka 2008
Pál Joensen and coach Jón Bjarnason discussing whatever during warm-up on the first day of the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia.
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Medal Memories: David Carry, Melbourne 2006
“In our exclusive new series ‘Medal Memories’ we explore some of the Commonwealth Games greatest moments, hearing from the Athletes themselves and their personal stories behind the the iconic moments. In our first film ex-swimmer David Carry looks back at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games where he picked up and amazing double-gold, helping Scotland to…
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CC photo #519: A lucky shot
Our youngest and a girl wading out to fetch buckbeans in our local lake. I had just returned from taking a photo of a bird’s nest that his big brother and a friend had found (yes, it was that idyllic), when my wife said that Bjarki had gone wading in the lake. So up it…
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CC photo #517: Young kid taking a dip in our local lake
The Faroese are very sensitive to any rise in temperature. Temperature up to 14°C (57°F), these past few days, and people start wearing t-shirts and shorts outdoors. Here a young kid taking a swim in our local lake “Toftavatn”, yesterday evening, temperature there I guess maybe 7°C (44°F). Jákup was interested but not totally up…
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CC photo #515: Young swimmers inspecting the water in KlaksvÃk harbor
Ægir swimmers inspecting the water in KlaksvÃk, before the 2012 Seaman’s Day swim across the harbor. A hint of oil, we must confess.
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Pál Joensen on training camp in Australia
Sigh, while we local residents of the Faroe Islands are suffering from the seasonal rain (starting in May and ending in April), Pál Joensen has travelled to […grumble…] Gold Coast, Queensland, to train under the legendary Denis Cotterell, coach of Grant Hackett and now Jordan Harrison. Pál comments from Australia: “It is going very well,…
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CC photo #512: The start of the Rhodes 2007 Island Games triathlon
The start of the men’s triathlon at the Natwest 2007 Island Games in Rhodes, Greece. I was coach of the Faroese triathlon squad back then. The crooked but otherwise really nice outdoor swimming pool can be seen in the background.