Category: Faroe Islands
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CC photo #71: Faroese supporters with Pál in Dubai
Despite of having less than 50,000 inhabitants, it is a common saying here in the Faroe Islands, that you’ll find Faroese where ever you go. Like here at the Dubai 2010 World Short Course Swimming Championships, where we got to meet two Faroese families living there, and where that fair-haired boy with the #1 finger…
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Another storm, another windmill
Two down, two to go. I think we can conclude that there is plenty of wind energy here in the Faroe Islands, only problems harnessing it
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CC photo #66: Bjarnason instructing a bunch of kids in Sørvágur, Faroe Islands
These kids have no swim club, so we went there a couple of times back in 2010, trying to inspire local people to start one up. It didn’t work, for now, so we’ll have to go back some day. Good swimmers though, because of good teachers at school.
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CC photo #65: FLOT stevnan 2012
A photo from local club FLOT’s annual youth swim meet here in Toftir, Faroe Islands, yesterday. As you see quite crowded, and also extremely hot and humid.
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CC photo #62: An old Tórshavn swim pool ticketing machine
This seems to be the original ticketing machine of former outdoor swimming pool in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, now on display in the current indoor pool opened in 1982. Tickets say from left to right: “Kvinnur” (Women), “Bað húgva” (Swim cap), “Gentur” (Girls), “Dreingir” (Boys), “Baðtoy” (Swim Clothes), “Ãskoðarapláss” (Spectator seat). No room for men, apparently…
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CC photo #60: Me and Biedermann at the Istanbul 2009 Europeans
Me and Germany’s Paul Biederman at the Istanbul 2009 European Short Course Championships. Some say we look alike, I’m sure that if Biedermann wasn’t so polite, he would ask if he really looked that fat :-)
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CC photo #59: Pál talking to a bunch of kids in Sørvágur
Pál Joensen having a chat with a bunch of kids in Sørvágur, Faroe Islands, en route to South Africa back in April 2010. They have a 16 meter pool there, but alas no swim club.
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CC photo #58: The swim pool in LeirvÃk, Faroe Islands
A photo taken during warmup at the “Reka stevna 2008” swim meet in LeirvÃk, Faroe Islands. We have plenty of these 16 meters pools, which are good for the youngest age groups, but only three 25 meter pools and still no 50 meter pool.
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CC photo #55: Blue hair at Køge Open 2007
A young Faroese swimmer at the annual Køge Open at Køge Svømmeland, Denmark, sort of the ‘B-meet’ of the Danish Short Course Championships, strengthened by participation from foreign clubs. Funny how time flies … to do well there was almost the peak of our international ambitions back in 2007, and now it is London 2012.