Pál Joensen
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| Full name | Pál Joensen | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Faroe Islands | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||
| Club | Susvim | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Pál Joensen (born 10 December 1990) is a Faroese elite swimmer. He was born in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Pál is training in a short pool 25 m, because there is no 50 m pool in the Faroe Islands. Pál Joensen still lives in his hometown Vágur, and he is training with Susvim. His trainer is Jón Bjarnason.
International swimming career
FINA World Championships 2007
At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Joensen competed in five individual events – 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m and 800 m freestyle. He did not proceed past the heats stage in any of the events.
European Junior Swimming Championship 2008
Pál Joensen won 3 gold medals at the 2008 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade. Pál won the gold medals in 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle.
- 400 m (3:51.44)
- 800 m (7:56.90)
- 1500 m (15:18.37)[1]
Island Games 2009
Pál Joensen sat several Faroese records at the 2009 Island Games in Aaland:
- Men's 100 m freestyle 50.04
- Men’s 1500 m freestyle 15.44.68
- Men’s 200 m breaststroke 2:16.06
- Men’s 200 m freestyle 1:47.76
- Men’s 400 m freestyle 3:45.87
- Men’s 50 m freestyle 23.19 (Tie)[2]
FINA World Championships 2009
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, Joensen competed in all three events – 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m. He did not proceed past the heats stage in any of the events. Joensen became number 17 in 1500 m freestyle with the time: 15.21.37.[3]
FINA World Cup 2009 in Moscow
On the 7 November 2009 Pál Joensen won the men's 1500 m freestyle (14:32.64) on short course (25 m) beating his own record at 14:39.99 set in December 2008, and he also broke the Nordic record, which was set by the Dane Mads Glæsner at the World Cup in Stockholm 2008.[4][5]
FINA World Cup 2009 in Stockholm
On the 11 November 2009 Pál Joensen won silver in the men's 1500 m freestyle on short course (25 m) at the World Cup 2009 in Stockholm. His time was 14:32.59, which was new Nordic record, he broke his own record, which he sat 4 days earlier in Moscow.[6]
FINA World Cup 2009 in Berlin
On the 15 November 2009 Pál Joensen won silver in the men's 1500 m freestyle on short course (25 m) at the World Cup 2009 in Berlin. His time was 14:32.15, which was new Nordic record, he broke his own record, which he sat 4 days earlier at the World Cup in Stockholm.[7]
European Short Course Swimming Championships 2009
Pál Joensen participated in the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, 2009 in 400 M Freestyle and 1500 M Freestyle. Joensen qualified for the final in 400 M Freestyle, but he cancelled the final. Joensen swam the final in 1500 M Freestyle and became number 7; his time was 14:38.00. Gold winner in the Men's 1500 M Freestyle on Short Course was Jan Wolfgarten from Germany, who swam with the time 14:20.44, silver winner was Federico Colbertaldo from Italy and bronze winner was Mads Glæsner from Denmark. Glæsner swam with the time 14:26.74, which was new Nordic Record. Joensen sat the Nordic record in the Men's 1500 M Freestyle on Short Course in November 2009, but in Istanbul in December 2009 Glæsner beat Joensen's Nordic Record.[8]
Gold and Bronze at the Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships 2010 in Durban
Pál Joensen participated in 800 M freestyle and 1500 M freestyle for men on long course in Durban at the Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships 2010. He won gold in 800 M freestyle with the time 7:58.92. Chad Ho from South Africa was number two with the time 8:09.04 and John Ellis from South Africa was number three with the time 8:14.99.[9] A few days later on 17 April 2010 Joensen swam the final in 1500 Freestyle for men, he was number three with the time 15:21.84. The winner was Heerden Herman from South Africa with the time 15:06.75 and number two was Mark B. Randall with the time 15:09.75.[10]
Great London Swim 2010 - Elite Races
Pál Joensen participated in the British Gas Great London Swim 2010, which was held on 3 July 2010. He came in as number four with the time 16:47.45. The winner was Thomas Lurz from Germany with the time 16:42.57. Number two was Ky Hurst from Australia and number three was Petar Stoichev from Bulgaria.[11] This was the first time Pál Joensen tried to compede in open water swimming. He normally compedes in indoors swimming pools.
2010 European Aquatics Championships - Silver Winner
Pál Joensen participated in the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest. On 10 August 2010 he swam the men's 1500 m freestyle with the second best time, which was 15:04.05. Samuel Pizzetti from Italy swam with the best time 15:03.32.[12] The final was on 11 August 2010. Sebastien Rouault from France won gold, Pál Joensen won silver, he swam his best time ever and sat new Nordic record. Gold, silver and bronze winners all swam managed to swim sub-15:00 minutes. The results for the three first swimmers:
- 1 Sebastien Rouault, France, 14:55.17.
- 2 Pál Joensen, Faroe Islands, 14:56.90.
- 3 Samuel Pizzetti, Italy, 14:59.76.[13]
Sportsperson of the Year - Faroese Award
Every year at New Year's Eve, the National Radio and Television Station of the Faroe Islands, Kringvarpið, gives an award to the best sportsperson (sportsman or sportswoman) of the year in the Faroe Islands. Pál Joensen won this award in 2007, 2008 and 2009.[14]
References
- ^ 2008 European Junior Swimming Championships
- ^ Alandresults2009.com
- ^ Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500m freestyle
- ^ Omegatiming.com
- ^ 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup
- ^ Omegatiming.com
- ^ Omegatiming.com
- ^ Omegatiming.com
- ^ Supersport.co.za
- ^ ssa.sportza.co.za
- ^ Greatswim.org
- ^ Omegatiming.com
- ^ Swimmingworldmagazine.com
- ^ Portal.fo