Category: Faroe Islands
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Barcelona and Poznan squads to be decided at this week’s Danish Open
The 2013 Danish Open will be decisive for who gets to represent Denmark at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain and the LEN 2013 European Junior Swimming Championships in Poznan, Poland. See the press release (in Danish) here on svoem.org. For already qualified swimmers Rikke Møller Pedersen, Jeanette Ottesen, Lotte Friis, Mie…
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CC photo #449: Ãsvallalaug in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
The 50 meter pool ‘Ãsvallalaug‘ in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, opened in 2008. Swimmers from Havnar Svimjifelag here in the Faroes have been competing there this weekend, at the 6th Actavis International Open, and did well. 3 Faroese records and a junior record, plus 3rd spot in the medal count. See all results here on sh.is, plus…
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CC photo #435: Water Balloon Catapult Crew at our ‘Swim Day’, Yesterday
So the rules were that the team won that caught the largest number of (intact) water balloons. One girl managed to catch 4 balloons, several kids caught 2 or 1, and most of them got wet. The kid standing is our youngest son choosing to stand on the non-business end of the catapult, the girl…
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CC photo #434: The President taking a photo of swimmers underwater
A scene from the ‘swim day’ that the Faroese Swimming Federation arranged today in Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands. The President putting his GoPro to good use, taking an underwater group photo of a batch of swimmers that had just been through a basic life saving course / swim test.
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CC photo #428: Another course completed
A bit tough to fit in a weekend course from Friday at 18 to Sunday at 17 into an already busy schedule, especially when I sort of have been through it before. But there is always something new to learn, and now there’s only one weekend left :-)
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Interview with Danish Swimming Federation: Bas Jan Stam
Danish Swimming Federation had a training camp at BISP during 12-26 Feb. 2013 Camps – British International School, Phuket is managed by Business Development & Service Department.
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CC photo #424: SSF visits HS Tórshavn
The Faroese Swimming Association (Svimjisamband Føroya) visits HS Tórshavn (Havnar Svimjifelag), as part of our annual roundtrip to all Faroese swim clubs. Which sounds more impressive than it is, as there are only 6 active swim clubs on the Faroe Islands. Still, halfway through the program tonight :-P
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CC photo #423: Maybe the world’s most cramped technical meeting
From this weekend’s swim meet at Toftir, Faroe Islands. Held in a closet, what-you-see-is-what-it-is, I (the photographer) am standing in the doorway. Please leave your notepads and tablets outside :-)
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CC photo #422: TV crew at our local swim meet in Toftir
“FLOT-stevnan 2013” managed to attract a record number of (gasp) 155 participants, which might very well be the largest number of swimmers at a Faroese swim meet ever. Don’t laugh, 155 is about 3 ‰ of the total Faroese population. I should have moved that ladder.