Tag: Bartal Hestoy
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CC photo #582: Team FAR at BCN2013
The very last photo we took in Palau Sant Jordi at the 15th FINA World Championships. From left to right Birita Debes (backstroke), Rókur à Jákupsstovu (team leader), Pál Joensen (distance crawl), Bartal Hestoy (medley), Poula Øssursdóttir Mohr (butterfly) and Kristian Martin Joensen (coach). Photographer is Jon Hestoy, president of Faroe Island’s Swimming Association.
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Full House
With Bartal Hestoy setting a new Faroese record in the 400 IM this morning, we have now all three universality swimmers setting Faroese records, and Pál Joensen qualifying for two finals. That is a full house! :-) Mission accomplished, the party has begun. If Pál should win a medal, it will be a ball.
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CC photo #542: Team Faroe at the Barcelona 2013 Mare Nostrum meet
From left to right coach Kristian Martin Joensen, Óli Mortensen, Markus Joensen, Bartal Hestoy, Alvi Hjelm, Pál Joensen, Poula Ø. Mohr and Birita Debes. Note: The towels are *not* our official outfit (even though that *would* be awesome)
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CC photo #496: Pál’s 100th Faroese Championships medal
Pál Joensen celebrates his 100th Faroese Championships medal, whereof 82 were gold. He managed another one after this 100 IM medal, when setting a new Faroese record in the 100 meter (short course) breaststroke, clocking 1:03.00 ahead of junior record setting Markus Joensen in 1:04.77. So 101 medals in total now with one day to…
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CC photo #493: Happy HS Team at an Ægir-meet in KlaksvÃk
For some reason a quite popular photo on Flickr, this one featuring a victorious men’s relay team from Havnar Svimjifelag in Tórshavn, on top of the medal podium in KlaksvÃk, Faroe Islands. SuSvim silver and Ægir bronze, the only three teams around here with a pool longer than 16 meters.