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  • Pál 7:36.24 and champ of the Duel in the Pool 800 free

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    Pál Joensen won the men’s 800 freestyle at the 2011 Duel in the Pool a minute ago, in a new Faroese and Nordic record of 7:36.24. Convincing victory too, as USA’s Michael Klueh was No. 2 in 7:39.90, and Denmark’s Mads Glæsner No. 3 in 7:42.27. Pál’s former Faroese record was from back in the…

  • Duel in the Pool 2011: USA 1-2-3 in the 400 free

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    Ouch, after this first day, USA leads 93.5 to 28.5 - That’s it, I’m going to bed! :”-)

  • What a great night to be Nordic

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    Denmark and Norway did well tonight at the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Championships, with Lotte Friis (DEN) winning the 800 free in a world textile best 8:07.53, Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) winning the 200 breaststroke in 2:19.55, Alexander Dale Oen (NOR) taking gold in the 100 breaststroke with a 57.05, Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) taking…

  • My video of Mads vs Pál in the 400 prelims

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    Here is my video from the 400 meter prelim, following in particular Pál Joensen and Mads Glæsner. Sorry for that first let’s-zoom-in-on-Pál’s-ass … that was a rookie mistake, because of this new camera of mine ! :-)

  • USC Olympian count closing to 20

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    It is an established tradition for Olympic athletes to get the rings tattoed on themselves after participating in the world’s ultimate sporting spectacle, and nowhere is this more apparent than at USC. That’s because coach Dave Salo has amassed a training group that is pushing close to 20 Olympic swimmers. Rebecca Soni (USA) Jessica Hardy*…

  • Pál cruises to victory at Danish Open

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    With Danish rival Mads Glæsner having scratched the 1500 meter freestyle, Pál Joensen of the Faroe Isles cruised to a dominant victory at the Danish Open tonight, in a time of 15:21.86 ahead of Denmark’s Anders Lie in 15:40.47 and Viktor B. Bromer in 16:01.71. Pál still trains all but except a few weeks a…

  • Danish Open starts with a bang

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    The Danes are testing out a for them new system this year, allowing only results from the Danish Open finals as qualification times for the World Championships in Shanghai and European Junior Championships in Belgrade this summer. It worked out well, with three swimmers qualifying for the World Championships and 10 for the European Junior…

  • USA Today projects Friis to win 800 free at London 2012

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    USA Today has this interesting “Olympic Medal Tracker” on their site, where they use an algorithm to project the winners in each medal event for the 2012 London Olympics, based on an athlete’s results in events such as world championships and World Cup. With emphasis that it doesn’t predict how the medals will play out…

  • 15-year-old Henrik Christiansen 16:04.35 in the 1500 free

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    The Nordic countries are seeing great development in long distance swimming, with swimmers like Lotte Friis, Mads Glæsner and Pál Joensen taking international medals, and others coming up through the ranks. For instance yesterday in Norway, 15-year-old Henrik Christiansen improved upon his best 1500 meter effort with 50 seconds, going from 16:55.73 and a 18th…