Tag: Magnus Jákupsson
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CC photo #186: Magnus and Eyðbjørn at the Faroese Champs 2012
Magnus Jákupsson and Eyðbjørn Joensen during warmup at the 2012 Faroese National (Short Course) Championships. Magnus (in the TYR cap) was only 2 hundredths of a second from qualifying for the 50 butterfly final in the Antwerp 2012 European Junior Championships semi-final this afternoon. Eyðbjørn is Pál’s kid brother, competing at the Nordic Youth Championships…
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CC photo #185: Dinner table at the Stockholm 2011 World Cup
Our table at the Clarion hotel during the Stockholm 2011 World Cup. Closest to the left is Magnus Jákupsson (FAR), semifinalist from the Beograd 2011 European Juniors, then Pál Joensen (FAR) and then Alexander Dale Oen (NOR). The people with the map is a Danish TV crew trying to find their way home. Smiling guy…
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Mare Nostrum start lists online
The Mare Nostrum series starts this weekend in Barcelona, June 2nd and 3rd 2012, followed by the Canet en Roussillon meet on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th, and then Monaco next weekend the 9th and 10th. The main site seems to be down for some reason, but the Barcelona start lists can be found here…
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3 more Faroese records, 2 juniors on 2nd day of champs
At the Faroese short course championships today, 3 more senior records and 2 juniors were posted. Ægir KlaksvÃk managed a junior record of 3:41.20 in the men’s 4×100 freestyle, Magnus Jákupsson from Tórshavn a senior and junior record of 55.94 in the men’s 100 IM, Ægir KlaksvÃk a senior record of 4:27.11 in the men’s…
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CC photo #134: Magnus Jákupsson (FAR) 55.94 in the 100 SC individual medley
Magnus Jákupsson managed an (at least for us) impressive time of 55.94 in the 100 meter short course IM today at the Faroese Championships, beating Pál Joensen’s Faroese national record of 57.66 from the supersuited days of 2009, and his own Faroese junior record of 57.75 from the Danish short course championships in 2011. Pál…
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CC photo #117: Faroese flags outside the Tórshavn swim pool
Svimjihøllin à Gundadali, main swimming pool of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, all dressed up to greet young swimmer Magnus Jákupsson after his successful Nordic Youth Championships participation back in July 2010, where he won gold in the 50 backstroke, silver in the 50 butterfly and bronze in the 200 backstroke. Had to find a photo with…
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The Faroese Mafia
No, these are not The Faroese Mafia, but our up-and-coming swimming stars. From left to right Magnus Jákupsson, Faroese born and raised who moved to Denmark in August 2011, but who still competes for our islands. Frans Johannesen, son of a Faroese couple who moved to Denmark when he was a kid, therefore raised in…
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Danes and Faroese to confirm their Olympic spots this weekend
Starting Thursday 22 and ending on Sunday 25, all Danish and Faroese Olympic qualified and hopefuls will compete at the Danish Trials 2012 in Copenhagen, trying to either make the qualification time for the London 2012 Olympics, or the European Championships in Debrechen, or if they have already done so, a lesser ‘stability time’ to…
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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.