Magnus Jákupsson and Eyðbjørn Joensen during warmup at the 2012 Faroese National (Short Course) Championships. Magnus (in the TYR cap) was only 2 hundredths of a second from qualifying for the 50 butterfly final in the Antwerp 2012 European Junior Championships semi-final this afternoon. Eyðbjørn is Pál’s kid brother, competing at the Nordic Youth Championships this weekend.
Danish swim chief Lars Sørensen interviewing Tunesia’s Olympic 1500 meter champion Oussama Mellouli by the pool in Rijeka, Croatia. Watch more videos here on svoem.dk
The BBC has produced this animated title sequence for their London Olympic Games coverage. Via Neatorama
Speedo inspirational stars – Michael Phelps and Rebecca Adlington, via the17thman
Uh oh, read here on Reuters
“I feel like a tough warrior, with shield in hand, I am about to go all out,” Sun thundered in a speech in front of the national swimming team last week.
“I am ready, London. We are coming. Chinese men are coming!”
This weekend Denmark will host the 2012 Nordic Youth Championships, at Bellahøj Svømmestadion in Denmark. Sweden and Denmark are clear favorites to win most medals, but tiny Faroe Islands are also able to compete, with several swimmers vying for both gold, silver and bronze medals.
(Eyðbjørn, Alvi and Markus on bikes in Copenhagen)
Our table at the Clarion hotel during the Stockholm 2011 World Cup. Closest to the left is Magnus Jákupsson (FAR), semifinalist from the Beograd 2011 European Juniors, then Pál Joensen (FAR) and then Alexander Dale Oen (NOR). The people with the map is a Danish TV crew trying to find their way home. Smiling guy is Óli Mortensen (FAR), one of the favorites at the upcoming Nordic Youth Championships. Guy with the flag coach Jón Bjarnason (FAR).
OK, it is a lot better with those accompanying images, than without.
