Category: Faroe Islands
-
CC photo #511: The 2013 SSF General Meeting
Just a photo from the Faroese Swimming Association‘s annual general meeting, in Tórshavn today, Saturday 25th, 2013.
-
CC photo #510: Merkið at Roma09
Our national flag “Merkið” (the Mark) looking good among blue friends at the FINA 2009 World Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy.
-
CC photo #509: Warmup at Danish Youth Champs 2008
Just a photo from the Danish Youth Championships back in 2008.
-
CC photo #502: Athletes entrance at Istanbul 2012
Entering the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25) venue in Istanbul, Turkey, together with China, Italy, Iceland/Denmark, …
-
CC photo #501: Eyðbjørn, Óli & Alvi on top of the KlaksvÃk podium
A lot of people like this photo on Flickr, which is reason enough for me to make it CC. Our three Faroese young guns Óli Mortensen (Havnar Svimjifelag), Eyðbjørn Joensen (Suðuroyar Svimjifelag) and Alvi Hjelm (Ægir) on top of the medal podium at a meet in KlaksvÃk in February 2012.
-
CC photo #500: SuSvim most winning team at Faroe Champs 2013
Group photo of Suðuroyar Svimjifelag at the 2013 Faroese (Short Course) Championships, the team that won most medals in total. Also, CC photo #500 :-)
-
CC photo #499: That feeling
3rd and youngest on the team, peeking over at one of our local legends as their turn to race is closing in fast. He did well, Rólant, they were fastest but disqualified because of something that he had nothing to do with. And they got their revenge the day after.
-
British journalist Rod Gilmour interviewed at the 2013 Faroe Champs
British journalist and author Rod Gilmour visited the Faroe Islands and the 2013 Faroese Short Course Swimming Championships this week, to do research for a book he is working on about Pál Joensen. Here is him being interviewed by Leivur Frederiksen at our national TV broadcasting company, during the second night of the Faroe Champs.
-
CC photo #498: My seat at the Faroe Champs 2013
In my experience, the main rules of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy are eerily relevant to commenting swimming live on TV: Don’t panic, and carry a towel ;-) (Yes, I ended up in the pool. There is footage somewhere)