Tag: Birita Debes
-
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.
-
CC photo #25: “There is no plan B”
Fun moment just after the “2nd Swimming Championships of the Small States of Europe” June 12-13, 2010 in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. We were on our way for post-race practice, but missed the bus because a (non-swimming) team member was late. So coach decided to use the 20 earned minutes well by going trough today’s program, with…
-
Imagine swimming 20K in this pressure cooker
Since this is Pál’s day off before the 1500 tomorrow, he spends part of it training aerobically, so that he’ll be able to swim fast also at the Duel in the Pool in Atlanta next weekend. 20K today, I heard his coach say, and we don’t bother finding another pool to train in. Pál himself…
-
Polska! Polska!
So, it has been a couple of quiet days here on Swimmer’s Daily, but now we’re in Szczecin in Western Pomerania, in the magnificent Radisson Blu Hotel where drawers open if you clap your hands.
-
Sort of ready for the Stockholm World Cup 2011
It has been a long and packed day, but finally we are at the hotel, after training in Eriksdalsbadet and a nice dinner at the hotel. All Faroese swimmers are here except Pál who arrives tomorrow, quite ready for a bit of fast swimming this weekend.