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Category: Faroe Islands

  • The Pal Effect: Rod Gilmour’s book about Pál Joensen to be released on August 1

    The Pal Effect: Rod Gilmour’s book about Pál Joensen to be released on August 1

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    So there we are, Rod Gilmour’s “lyrical account of how one man beat the odds and galvanised a nation” will be out on 1 August 2015. Pre-order here on Chequered Flag Publishing or here on Amazon, and read the introduction here. See also Tumblr and Facebook.

  • Total Solar Eclipse

    Total Solar Eclipse

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    Right, totally swimming irrelevant … but today we witnessed a total solar eclipse here in the Faroe Islands, which was an intense experience. Or as our tourist board likes to dub it, unbelievable As if the official videos weren’t enough, Faroese band Hamferð managed to video a live performance including a spectacular view of the…

  • Dánjal Martin Hofgaard is World Champion in Indoor Rowing

    Dánjal Martin Hofgaard is World Champion in Indoor Rowing

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    Yesterday at the CRASH-B Sprint World Indoor Rowing Championships in Boston, USA, Faroe Island’s Dánjal Martin Hofgaard won the men’s open lightweight discipline. The Men’s Open Lwt was won by Danjal Martin Hofgaard in 6:16.7 – first ever Open gold medal for the Faroe Islands. #crashb — Concept2 (@concept2) March 1, 2015 Get this, Dánjal…

  • A President Now

    A President Now

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    Yesterday in Tórshavn (Thor’s Harbour, our capitol), I was elected president of the Faroe Islands Swimming Association. A maybe logical but still humbling milestone for me personally, to be appointed head of this tiny federation of ours, that these past few years has seen successes as never before. Former president Jon Hestoy had announced last…

  • G-Shock Gravitymaster ad filmed here on the Faroe Islands

    G-Shock Gravitymaster ad filmed here on the Faroe Islands

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    Awesome G-Shock Gravitymaster ad featuring Atlantic Airway’s rescue team here on the Faroe Islands. These helicopter guys are the real deal, not actors. And that accent ! :-) Post by VisitFaroeIslands.

  • Danes coin Faroese Pier Plunging Craze as BreakNekNomination

    Danes coin Faroese Pier Plunging Craze as BreakNekNomination

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    See The Copenhagen Post (and our original story here) After all, why peer-pressure somebody into sinking a few shots, when you can dare them to risk life and limb to sink like a stone into the icy waters of a built-up harbour? So yeah, the shame is on us. The fad has btw passed by…

  • Pál 100 Times Faroe Champ

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    Yesterday evening at the 2014 Faroese (Short Course) Championships, Pál Joensen reached his 100th championships gold medal. Here counting also relays, tonight he might reach it in individual events. So yeah, #notenoughfingers ! :-) Bartal is keeping tabs 2004 (VS): 1 silver 2005 (VS): 3 silver, 2 bronze 2006 (VS): 2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze…

  • Faroe Champs 2014 Underway

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    The Faroese (Short Course) Championships started this morning, Live Timing here and in the evenings also finals live television on our national broadcasting network. We’ve already had one Faroese record, and that guy in the picture is closing in on his 100th national gold medal. Busy busy! :-)

  • NSF Congress and Board Meeting 2014

    NSF Congress and Board Meeting 2014

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    The Faroe Islands Swimming Association is today hosting the annual Nordic Congress and Board Meeting, in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. On the agenda is among other things the formal inclusion of the Estonian Swimming Federation as full member of the Nordic Swimming Federation, and rule changes proposed by the Nordic General Secretary and Sports Director Meeting…