Pál Joensen
Pál Joensen can be on 24 August 2010 after his return to the Faroe Islands by the European Swimming Championships for winning a silver medal congratulate
Pál Joensen ( born December 10, 1990 in Vágur ) is a Faroese swimmer, considered the currently best in his country.
Career
The first time on the international stage in appearance Joensen joined the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne, when he took over 50, 100, 200, 400 and 800 -meter freestyle, but failed each in the heats. The following year, he succeeded at the European Junior Championships in Belgrade, to swim to three titles. With a time of 7:56,90 he set up a European Junior record over 800 meters. At the same time it was the record of all ages for the Nordic countries. In a congratulatory letter from the Faroese Prime Minister Jóannes Eidesgaard of the "greatest Faroese sports performance ever " spoke.
In the European Swimming Championships 2010 in Budapest, Hungary, he finished third in the final of the 800 meters freestyle in fifth place. Two days earlier, he had completely surprising than 1500 meters freestyle won the silver medal. Joensen, becoming the first athlete in the Faroe Islands at all, who could win a medal at international championships. As a result, plans were accelerated to build his honor the first 50m pool of the Faroe Islands in the domestic Vágur. The following year he again reached the fifth place in the 800 meters at the World Swimming Championships 2011 in Shanghai. Previously he had with 7:45,55 achieved the second fastest time of all heats and set a new Nordic record. About 1500 meters he lay for a long time on Bronze course, had to be on the last train but the Hungarian Gergo Kis beaten.
Exceptional performance shows Joensen regularly in the Iceland games in which he collected 21 gold medals since 2007. It is noteworthy that Joensen still trained in the small swimming pool of his home town, which only has a 25 - meter lanes.
In the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 Joensen won the award of the public- service broadcaster Kringvarp Føroya each New Year's Eve Award for " Faroese Sportsman of the Year ".
Pál Joensen belongs to the levy of the Danish Olympic team at the Summer Games in 2012.