Tag: Pál Joensen
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Video: Men’s 400 freestyle final at Danish Open 2012
Two world class performances at the Bellahøj Svømmestadion, yesterday evening. Pál Joensen first in 3:46.84 and a new Faroese record, Mads Glæsner second in 3:46.93. Brilliant. Courtesy of René Thomsen / paljoensen.com
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Danish Trials Day 2 Finals: Blume added to Olympic roster
In the women’s 100 meter freestyle, world champion Jeanette Ottesen confirmed her Olympic qualification with a time of 53.90, followed by also qualifying Pernille Blume in 54.06. In the 800 freestyle, Lotte Friis cruised to a time of 8:28.52 and confirmed qualification, with Grainne Murphy (IRL) clocking 8:29.55 and 2nd also under the FINA A…
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Danish Trials Day 1 Finals: 4 Danes and Pál confirm spot on Danish Olympic squad
In the women’s 100 freestyle semifinal, Jeanette Ottesen’s 55.64 didn’t quite make the Olympic qualification time (yet), but is on the team anyhow because of having made it in Shanghai, and then now the lesser ‘stability time’ of 55.39 (FINA A + 1.5%) that Danes want the already qualified to swim at the Danish Trials,…
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CC photo #83: Pál and Mads at the Rijeka 2008 SC Europeans
Pál Joensen (FAR) and Mads Glæsner (DEN) having a chat at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships venue. They have had many a tight tussle, the last one today, both officially qualifying for the London Olympics in the Danish Trials with a time of 3:46.84 and 3:46.93, respectively.
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Danish Trials Day 1 Prelims: Calm before the storm
Nothing special this morning at the Danish Trials, in the men’s 100 freestyle they had favorites Daniel Skaaning and Jakob Andkjær qualifying alongside guest swimmers Andrey Grechin (RUS), Aschwin Wildeboer (ESP) and Olaf Wildeboer (NED), in the women’s 100 freestyle Jeanette Ottesen, Pernille Blume and young gun Mie Ø. Nielsen, in the men’s 100 breaststroke…
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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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Faroese TV on Pál Joensen’s first altitude training camp
Bartal has been busy this weekend, transcribing this segment out of Kringvarp Føroya‘s sports broadcast on March 8th, 2012. On how Pál and Jón joined the Danish swim team on an 4-weeks altitude training camp in Sierra Nevada and Pretoria recently, the first ever for Pál and Jón.
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CC photo #71: Faroese supporters with Pál in Dubai
Despite of having less than 50,000 inhabitants, it is a common saying here in the Faroe Islands, that you’ll find Faroese where ever you go. Like here at the Dubai 2010 World Short Course Swimming Championships, where we got to meet two Faroese families living there, and where that fair-haired boy with the #1 finger…
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Dr Gharavi launches revolutionary 4D PRO ReAction Trainer
You might remember Dr Homayun Gharavi MD PhD Phd, the team doctor and internationally renowned fitness coach from Germany who visited Pál & Jón in Suðuroy back in October, and whom I afterwards interviewed on the boat ride back to civilization. Well, after working with rigid suspension training systems for many years, he’s concluded that…