Category: Faroe Islands
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CC photo #497: Swim Pool in Tórshavn ready for FM/JM 2013
Just a shot from outside of here on the 3rd and final night of the 2013 Faroese (Short Course) Swimming Championships. Flags are the most frustrating thing to shoot.
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CC photo #495: Pál and Jón back on deck in Tórshavn
Pál Joensen and SuSvim coach Jón Bjarnason discussing whatever during warmup the first morning at the 2013 Faroese Championships. The old team rides again.
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Building the Faroe Champs platform
Just a quick test with GoPro Hero 2 and the time lapse tool in Picasa.
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CC photo #494: Faroe Champs 2011 – Pál ready on lane 5
Pál Joensen had for some reason no entry time in the men’s 200 meter butterfly at the 2011 Faroese (Short Course) Championships, and was therefore on lane 5 and at the very bottom of the entry list, despite of having won the event the past 5 years. Still he won his 6th title also, and…
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Faroese Champs 2013 Coming Up
Thursday May 9th to Saturday 11th, the 2013 Faroese Swimming Championships will be held in Tórshavn, still short course as we have no 50 meter pool yet. The main attraction is of course Pál Joensen, who is closing in on his 100th national medal, though not expected to take gold in all the events that…
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CC photo #492: Haljand-test in Tórshavn 4 May 2013
An interesting angle that Bartal chose here, Haljand on the start block filming Faroese swimmer Astrið Foldarskarð’s finish while Holger hauls the sideways filming cart and Birita Debes gets ready for her swim. That fly swatter thing outside is one of the four new light towers of our national football stadium that can be seen…
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CC photo #491: Haljand-test in Tórshavn 4 May 2013
Our very own ‘pocket rocket’ Kristina Elin Thomsen from Suðuroyar Svimjifelag taking off from a start block in Tórshavn, yesterday. Professor Rein Haljand filming the start with a tripod camera while son Holger hauls the overwater/underwater camera cart. And in blue, coach Jón Bjarnason getting his own version too with an iPhone :-)