Category: Competition
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CC photo #535: Cecilia winner of Skálafjarðarsvimjingin 2013
Cecilia Wigant Eysturdal from the swim club Ægir in KlaksvÃk racing to another sea swimming victory here in the Faroe Islands, at the open water event across the firth Skálafjørður, Sunday 16 June, 2013. She managed the 1600+ meters in 21:44.20, the fastest man second in 28:02.86.
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CC photo #533: Something we scooped out of the sea, yesterday
Behold Jon Hestoy’s swim cap, scooped out of the sea during the ocean swim across the firth Skálafjørður here in the Faroe Islands, June 16th, 2013. He lost it with maybe 400 meters to go, and swam the rest cap-less in the 7°C (45°F) ‘warm’ water. It made a difference, he said. Hestoy is president…
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Paltrinieri new 1500 SC World Champion, as Glæsner loses his medal
The Danish Swimming Federation today specifies in a new press release, that Mads Glæsner will not only lose his 400 meter freestyle bronze medal from the Istanbul 2012 World Championships (25m), but also his 1500 meter freestyle gold medal. This means that the world championship honor goes to Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri, the silver medal to…
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Thousands brave chilly Windermere for Great North Swim
Read The West Morland Gazette Ages and abilities ranged from those taking part for the first time to Swansea swimmer Tom Allen, who won today’s elite men’s race to cheers from the packed crowd. After storming to victory in a time of 17 minutes and 11 seconds, he told the Gazette: “I’m pleased with my…
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CC photo #532: Cup winners at Skálafjarðarsvimjingin 2013
Top-three placed swimmers of the open water swim across the firth Skálafjørður in the Faroe Islands, today Sunday 16, 2013. They are standing in a festival tent, which makes it all a bit circusy.
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Danish World Champion Mads Glæsner 3-month ban for doping at Istanbul 2012
The Danish Swimming Federation announced today that FINA has handed Mads Glæsner a 3-month ban for doping at the Istanbul 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m). I will try to explain the situation briefly here in the following, but read the official press release if you can, or wait for the press release from FINA. The…
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CC photo #531: Instructions before the 2012 Seaman’s Day swim
Last minute instructions before the 2012 Seaman’s Day swim across KlaksvÃk harbor, back in 2012. Cold sea water makes people speculative. Tomorrow we will swim across the local firth here at Toftir, ‘we’ as in I will be taking photos :-)
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CC photo #530: A very dusty car in Dubai
We walked past this car daily while at the FINA 2010 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I wondered if it was because the owner hadn’t had time to wash if after some kind of ‘haboob‘ dust storm, but apparently it could be just as well be because someone had to flee…