Tag: Óli Mortensen
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CC photo #198: Faroese youngsters ready for the 1500
I think they are Óli Mortensen (Havnar Svimjifelag) on lane 3, Eyðbjørn Joensen (Suðuroyar Svimjifelag) on lane 4 and then Alvi Hjelm (Ægir) on lane 5. All born in 1994, here at a meet in KlaksvÃk in February 2012, where Óli Mortensen in this race won himself the Faroese Swimming Association ‘gold pin’ for swimming…
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Faroe a force to be reckoned with at Nordic Youths 2012
This weekend Denmark will host the 2012 Nordic Youth Championships, at Bellahøj Svømmestadion in Denmark. Sweden and Denmark are clear favorites to win most medals, but tiny Faroe Islands are also able to compete, with several swimmers vying for both gold, silver and bronze medals. (Eyðbjørn, Alvi and Markus on bikes in Copenhagen)
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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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When those four in the relay is all you’ve got
So two of our age group swimmers are doing well at the Icelandic Long Course Championships these days, Óli Mortensen twice posting a Faroese 400 freestyle junior record (now 4:06.74) and a 16:18.15 Faroese 1500 freestyle junior record in the shadow of Pál Joensen, and Markus Joensen managing a 2:37.87 Faroese senior and junior record…
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CC photo #46: Óli Mortensen 2nd Faroese under 16 minutes in the 1500 SC
Young gun Óli Mortensen from Havnar Svimjifelag became the 2nd Faroese swimmer ever to swim under 16 minutes in the 1500 meter (short course) freestyle, when he managed a 15:53.39 at the Ægir meet in KlaksvÃk this weekend. Born in 1996, the first Faroese swimmer ever was Pál Joensen (1990) with a 15:56.21 in 2007.…
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Can you do this? Wolles the one-man TV crew
Faroese freelancer Ólavur Wolles producing a segment ‘on-the-fly’ for our national TV channel, working the camera, lights and sound while interviewing two youngsters simultaneously. Here’s the result – I feature also, sorry about that ! :-) (Thanks Bartal for your crazy angles … Everytime I try to be a bit serious, my dear kid brother…
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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.