Category: Faroe Islands
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Faroe Islands rappelling in Sandoy
Old school style, notice how the native doesn’t even bother having a rope on himself. (I don’t do this, it is for tourists and crazy people)
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CC photo #421: His first real swim meet
Our older son Jákup readying himself for his first real swim competition, a 16 meter freestyle at the FLOT meet in Toftir, Faroe Islands on 23 February 2013. He did well, got a registered time and everything :-)
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CC photo #420: Father and son at our local FLOT meet 2013
Father and son from Tórshavn at our local club meet here in Toftir, Faroe Islands today, 23 February 2013. I coached him (the father) in this pool back in the 90’s. It is a good feeling.
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CC photo #418: Jón Brian the reporter leaving Belgrade 2008
Good times, Faroese reporter and friend Jón Brian Hvidtfeldt boarding the plane out of Belgrade after a successful LEN 2008 European Junior Swimming Championships. The one where our guy Pál Joensen became the most winning male swimmer, with gold in the 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle.
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CC photo #417: Pál being interviewed at the 2012 Faroe Champs
Pál Joensen in the interview corner of the 2012 Faroese (Short Course) Championships in our capitol of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.
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CC photo #416: Swim School class at Toftir, Faroe Islands
Calm before the storm, the kids ready for swim training at FLOT in Toftir, Faroe Islands, today.
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CC photo #414: Ægir-meet in KlaksvÃk today (spotlight does the trick)
Óli Mortensen (HS), Alvi Hjelm (Ægir) and the rest ready for the men’s 400 freestyle A-final, at the Ægir-meet in KlaksvÃk, Faroe Islands, 17 February 2013. A nice effect, that spotlight.
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CC photo #413: Misty meet in KlaksvÃk today
The joy of trying to take a photo a few seconds after rushing into a warm and damp swimming pool :-)
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CC photo #409: The Istanbul 2012 men’s 1500 freestyle medal podium
The men’s 1500 meter freestyle medal podium at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. Denmark’s Mads Glæsner world champion in 14:30.01, Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri silver in 14:31.13 and Faroe Islands’s Pál Joensen bronze in 14:36.93. See the result list here.