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  • A quick update on Aksenova’s and Joensen’s situation in Vágur

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    As mentioned before, Russian record holder and Olympian Anastasia Aksenova is currently trying out training in Vágur, here in the Faroe Islands, now almost for two weeks. She competed at a local meet last Sunday, beating our record holder in the 50 freestyle with a time of 26.26 against Guðrun’s 26.55. And she endured our…

  • Russian swim star to try out Vágur

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    This is surreal to me, but Russian swim star Anastasia Aksenova will arrive at the airport here on the Faroe Islands this Monday evening, to try out practice at Suðuroyar Svimjifelag in Vágur. Yup, the club of Jón Bjarnason where Pál Joensen trains. Aksenova is the Russian 100 meter freestyle record holder (53.20), and won…

  • Popova sets Russian records in 100 and 200 free

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    Last Tuesday April 19, Veronika Popova crushed the Russian record in the women’s 100 freestyle with a winning time of 54.22, clearing Anastasia Aksenova’s 54.70 from the World Championships in Rome 2009. And then yesterday April 22, she again improved greatly upon the 200 freestyle Russian record, with a 1:56.94 clearing the 1:57.96 set by…