Category: Faroe Islands
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ORKA – Aldan Reyð by Heiðrik á Heygum
A Faroese music video handpicked by Vimeo Staff to be one of “the videos we really, really love”. The grey people here are the mythical “huldufólk” (‘hidden people’), who according to Faroese folklore live in big rocks and mounds around the islands. “Orka” is the band’s name, song title “Aldan Reyð” translates to ‘the red…
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CC photo #46: Óli Mortensen 2nd Faroese under 16 minutes in the 1500 SC
Young gun Óli Mortensen from Havnar Svimjifelag became the 2nd Faroese swimmer ever to swim under 16 minutes in the 1500 meter (short course) freestyle, when he managed a 15:53.39 at the Ægir meet in KlaksvÃk this weekend. Born in 1996, the first Faroese swimmer ever was Pál Joensen (1990) with a 15:56.21 in 2007.…
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CC photo #45: Kristina Elin Thomsen took down 2 Faroese records this weekend
Kristina Elin Thomsen from Suðuroyar Svimjifelag is only 13 years old and not very tall at that, but still blew away two relatively long-standing Faroese senior records this weekend at the Ægir-meet in KlaksvÃk. First with a 2:25.36 in the 200 meter short course butterfly (yeah I know, we need to improve on that), and…
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CC photo #44: Svimjihøllin à KlaksvÃk
The swimming pool in KlaksvÃk, Faroe Islands. First indoor 25 meter pool in the Faroe Islands, finished in 1974 and then refurbished once or twice since then. Picture taken on my way to a swim meet there last night, going back in the morning.
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CC photo #37: Haljand-test in the swimming pool of Tórshavn
Faroese swimmer Poula Ø. Mohr ready for another lap of videoed sprint / racepace test in the swimming pool of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, last year. Dr. Rein Haljand is ready with a front underwater camera in the far end, and his assistant (and son) Holger to pull the side view video trolley. See www.swim.ee for…
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CC photo #34: Tórshavn’s swimming pool ready for the 2009 FAR-ISL Dual Meet
“Svimjihøllin à Gundadali” in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands ready for the inaugural annual dual meet between Faroe Islands and Iceland. Only a 25 meter pool, but nicely color-coordinated with lane ropes in Faroese colors and everything.
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CC photo #32: My home pool ready for ‘FLOT stevnan 2008’
The 3-laned 16.67 meter swimming pool at Toftir, Faroe Islands, ready for the annual youths-only swim meet. We of course cannot use these pools for officially registered times, but still have few juniors and seniors training here, because of distance to the 25 meter pools.
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The Danish struck by the travel luck of Bjarnason
So, Pál Joensen is now on his first altitude camp ever, in Sierra Nevada in southern Spain, together with the Danish national team and a few other swimmers. But it was no easy trip from Copenhagen to the Sierras, as they had Pál’s coach Jón Bjarnason with them, who is notoriously unlucky when it comes…
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CC photo #31: Magnus and Birita at the Stockholm 2010 World Cup
Faroese swimmers Magnus Jákupsson and Birita Debes at the Stockholm leg of the FINA 2010 World Cup series. We are a bit early as you can see, and therefore have plenty of space for practice.