Category: Faroe Islands
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Sirri launches jumper named after Pál Joensen in support of hometown 50m pool
So there, Faroese brand Sirri has launched a smart wool jumper named after long distance swimmer Pál Joensen, the profit going to the 50 meter pool that is being built in Pál’s (and Sirri’s) hometown of Vágur, Faroe Islands. Lucky Danes can buy the jumper at the Frigg Festival in Copenhagen, this weekend, for the…
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Pier Plunging Craze Hits Faroe Islands
UPDATE: Turns out that this is probably a marketing gimmick by Danish energy drink maker Cult, that ended up here somewhat twisted and without a sender. See for instance mx.dk At the beginning of this Easter holiday, a social fad started spreading here in the Faroes, that had next to everyone and his brother jump…
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New research suggests 3-5 min of 30s sprints as healthy as 1 hour at moderate speed
See the research article on Hindawi A new study performed in the Faroe Islands suggests that it is as effective for cardio-vascular health to do 3-5 minutes of (effective) high-intensity swimming, as it is to swim for an hour at a more moderate pace. To test the hypothesis that high-intensity swim training improves cardiovascular health…
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Pál Joensen named Faroese sports name of the year 2013
Maybe not so surprising; but Pál Joensen was named the Faroese sports name of the year 2013, a few moments ago on national TV. Secured with his silver at the Europeans in Herning, and the silver in the 2013 Duel in the Pool.
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Happy New Year
Thank you all for an exciting 2013, and best of luck in 2014. Photo is of the big bonfire last year here in Toftir, Faroe Islands. For some (viking?) reason, we like to burn boats :-)
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Happy Holidays 2013
Yeah, a pretty lousy photo of a whale, taken from our car yesterday, near Ãir in the Faroe Islands. Four more sperm whales had gotten themselves almost beached on the banks of HvalvÃk (‘Whale Bay’), here in the Faroes, like those that died a few weeks ago, one ending up exploding. This time the weather…
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Photo(s) of the NJSC/SC 2013 flags
So tricky, trying to get the perfect photo of flags in motion. I have a lot more photos, but still guess I’ll have to do a bit of photoshopping.
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Nordic Junior and Pre-Senior Swimming Championships 2013 in numbers
Right, we are a bit swamped this weekend, but here are a few numbers. After two days of racing, Denmark leads the medal table Their strength is in the junior division While the Swedes lead the medal table in the pre-senior division Individual medals are more evenly spread Top-10 performances include all medal winners in…
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Nordic Junior and Pre-Senior Swimming Championships 2013 underway
The Nordic Junior and Pre-Senior Swimming Championships 2013 are now underway, here in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. See the results from this morning’s preliminary heats. The final session starts formally at 16:00 local time, and will hopefully be live streamed on kvf.fo, with live results on LiveTiming. I’m continuously uploading photos here on Flickr, that can…