Author: rokur
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CC photo 211: A happy Magnus after winning the Tórshavn 400 Pier Swim
They call it “Ólavsøkusvimjingin”, the 400 meter swim along the main pier of Tórshavn, right after the traditional boat races on our national holiday Ólavsøka. Me and Bartal had planned to film it in a relay fashion, one guy filming while the other moved to a new position along the route. Turned out to be…
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Apathetic ‘Olympic family’ ignite empty seat scandal at London 2012
The Olympic Games has its first scandal: hundreds of embarrasing empty seats at events which were officially sold out, including the swimming heats. Seats reserved for members of the ‘Olympic family’ – including internationals federations, national governing bodies, athletes, IOC officials and media representatives. There are swimmers competing whose parents couldn’t get in, shame on…
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London 2012 day 2 prelims: Seebohm posts OR in the 100 back
On this second day of London 2012 Olympic prelims, Australia’s Emily Seebohm posted a new Olympic record of 58.23 in the women’s 100 backstroke, USA’s hot favorite Missy Franklin 2nd in 59.37. Sun Yang looked invincible in the men’s 200 freestyle, beating USA’s Ryan Lochte in the 5th heat with a 1:46.24 to Lochte’s 1:46.45.…
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London 2012 day 1 finals: Ye posts first WR at these Olympics
On the first night of the London 2012 Olympics, China’s Shiwen Ye posted a world record of 4:28.43 in the women’s 400 IM, quite unusually by ripping the field apart in the last 100 freestyle. USA’s Elizabeth Beisel 2nd and China’s Xuanxu Li 3rd, old record was Stephanie Rice 4:29.45 from Beijing 2008, Rice now…
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CC photo #210: My kids meeting a sea swimmer on Tórshavn harbor today
We are celebrating our national holiday “Ólavsøka” this weekend, which explains the clothes. Sea swimmer is Eyðun Húsgarð, chairman of Havnar Svimjifelag (the swimming club of Tórshavn). Video will be ready later.
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London 2012 day 1 prelims: Vollmer posts OR, lots of shocks in other races
In the men’s 400 IM, medal favorite Laszlo Cseh missed the final with 7/100 of a second, Michael Phelps just scraping by in 8th spot. In the women’s 100 butterfly, USA’s Dana Vollmer posted an Olympic Record of 56.25. In the men’s 400 freestyle, Tae-hwan Park posted a confident time of 3:46.68 but was disqualified,…
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Reuters’ Underwater Camera for Shooting Olympic Swimmers
Design derived from the cameras used during the BP oil spill back in 2010, via PetaPixel
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CC photo #209: Hoisting the flags outside the Tórshavn swim pool
Back from the 2009 Faroese (Short Course) Championships, head referee in white, member of the federation swim committee in blue and I think Pál’s father in black. Go Pál.