The very last photo we took in Palau Sant Jordi at the 15th FINA World Championships. From left to right Birita Debes (backstroke), Rókur à Jákupsstovu (team leader), Pál Joensen (distance crawl), Bartal Hestoy (medley), Poula Øssursdóttir Mohr (butterfly) and Kristian Martin Joensen (coach). Photographer is Jon Hestoy, president of Faroe Island’s Swimming Association.
Clever thinking Charlie! After running out to buy bananas and then lugging them about, there turned out to be free fruit on offer for the athletes here at the stadium, all week. Awesome! Tonight after the final final, I’m sure that the demand will drop drastically. At least for that kind of refreshments.
Taken with my GoPro this morning. Barcelona scenery or medal podium, hmmm … :-)
With Bartal Hestoy setting a new Faroese record in the 400 IM this morning, we have now all three universality swimmers setting Faroese records, and Pál Joensen qualifying for two finals. That is a full house! :-) Mission accomplished, the party has begun. If Pál should win a medal, it will be a ball.
Here is an interview with Dr. Dr. Homayun Gharavi, team physician and sports conditioning expert and a good pal of Faroese swimming, whom I happened to meet now at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. He has been helping out Russia’s Yuliya Efimova this week, who we all know became world champion in…
USA’s Katie Ledecky downed also the women’s 800 freestyle world record now at the 15th FINA World Championships, clocking 8:13.86 where Rebecca Adlington’s world record from the Beijing 2008 Olympics was 8:14.10.
A wild day at the 2013 FINA World Championships, with first Russia’s Yuliya Efimova breaking the world record of 29.80 (Jessica Hardy, august 2009) with a time of 29.78 in the prelims and the Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte taking it down to 29.48 in the semifinal.
Faroe Islands’ Pál Joensen managed a time of 14:57.76 and fifth in the men’s 1500 meter freestyle this morning at the 15th World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Final tomorrow!
Impressive, James Magnussen after winning gold in the men’s 100 meter freestyle at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. See the result list here.
