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CC photo #365: Matt Grevers posing with family in Istanbul

Dec 30, 2012

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rokur

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At least I think they are family, these people he went up to hug after winning the men’s 100 backstroke at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.
CC photo #364: Pernille Blume getting a big hug from Jeanette Ottesen at Istanbul 2012

Dec 29, 2012

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rokur

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So this is after the women’s 4×100 medley race at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. The Danish ladies won the event, Pernille Blume swam the last 100 meter freestyle and Jeanette Ottesen was there to greet her after the race. See the result list here.
CC photo #363: Jump!

Dec 28, 2012

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rokur

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Our youngest practicing start jumps on his very first (official) swim lesson, back in August 2012. His technique is a bit, ehm, ‘a leap of faith, we’ll work on the entry later’ :-P
CC photo #362: Our flag and its alphabet neighbours at Istanbul 2012

Dec 27, 2012

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rokur

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From left to right Spain (EspaÃ±a), Estonia (Eesti), Ethiopia (áŠ¢á‰µá‹®áŒµá‹«), Faroe Islands (FÃ¸royar), Fiji (Viti) and Finland (Suomi), at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey (TÃ¼rkiye).
CC photo #361: Photographer at work at Istanbul 2012

Dec 26, 2012

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rokur

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Just a photo of a photo from the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.
CC photo #360: A very happy boy with Ryan Lochte’s medal

Dec 25, 2012

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rokur

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After receiving his gold medal for the 1:49.63 world record breaking 200 IM swim at the FINA 2012 World Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, Ryan Lochte ran over and gave it to this local boy. Awesome.
CC photo #359: PÃ¡l’s bronze medal from Istanbul 2012

Dec 24, 2012

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rokur

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The bronze medal that PÃ¡l Joensen won at the Istanbul 2012 World Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.
CC photo #358: A Christmas-themed Swim Cap

Dec 23, 2012

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rokur

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Seen yesterday at the “SMS JÃ³lasvimjingin 2012” swim meet in TÃ³rshavn, Faroe Islands. Awesome :-)
CC photo #357: Our last meet of the year 2012

Dec 22, 2012

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rokur

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A fun meet in TÃ³rshavn, Faroe Islands, the “SMS jÃ³lastevna 2012” today. Main attraction of the meet was the final 6×50 freestyle mix, where each team had to be manned by 2 women, 2 men, 1 coach and 1 club board member. TÃ³rshavn won, the prize a 2200 gram frozen Cherry Valley duck for the…