Faroe Islands Latest 50 Meter Swimming Pool to Complete in 2022

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17 February 2020:

The Faroe Islands capital Tórshavn has announced that its new 50 meter, 10 lane swimming pool will complete construction in 2022. The development, which is World Swimming Federation [FINA] compliant, will be the second 50 meter pool on the Faroe Island and complements the existing facility in Vágur named after Faroese 2012 FINA World Swimming bronze medallist Pál Joensen.

Torshavn Mayor and former swimmer Annika Olsen, confirmed the timescale of the development which has been financed by a Euro 18 million investment by the Municipality of Torshavn. The state of the art 50 meter pool will sit alongside an existing 25 meter pool to create an innovative swimming stadium.

Commenting on the news, Jon Hestoy, Vice President of the Faroese Confederation of Sports and Olympic Committee [FCSOC] said:

"This new state of art 50 meter pool, which will complement the Faroe Islands existing 50 metre facility in Vágur, is a key part of a wider Euro 100 million plus nationwide investment in sports facilities and really shows the scale of our ambition. This great new pool is fully FINA complaint and will provide our aspiring elite swimmers with a top class venue to help them train and develop, and we are confident that a number of them will go on to proudly represent the Faroe Islands in FINA international events. We say this because of our proven track record in elite swimming, with athletes such as Pál Joensen, and because FINA is one of 11 IFs that already recognise the Faroe Islands."

Torshavn Mayor Annika Olsen added:

"This is a major investment by the Municipality of Torshavn which will have a significant impact on developing elite swimmers in the many years ahead, and provide a state of the art venue to host international events. And of course, having such an exciting new pool will also have a huge impact on community swimming both in Torshavn, and across the Faroe Islands. These are exciting times for the future of Faroese swimming."

The new 50 meter pool will be built where the current FCSOC headquarters is situated, with the building of the pool also marking the start of construction plans for a new FCSOC headquarters in Tórshavn.

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Notes to Editors:

Attached Picture: Mayor Annika Olsen with swimming ace Vár Erlingsdóttir Eidesgaard, after winning the Nordic Championship in 800 freestyle, with a new Faroese Record.

Also attached is a CGI image of the Torshavn new 50 meter pool

About the Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands, which has a population of 52,000, has been a self-governing region of the Kingdom of Denmark since 1948 and competes in the Olympic Games as Denmark. Located north-west of Scotland’s Shetland Islands and almost 1,000km from Denmark, the Faroe Islands has been campaigning for more than 40 years for Olympic recognition. The Faroese Confederation of Sports was established in 1939 and it’s Olympic Committee in 1982. Sport on the islands is 100% self-funded, including all anti-doping activities [no sport funding comes from Denmark]. 18,000 Faroese are members of sports clubs which is driven and overseen by the FCSOC.

Faroe Islands is a founding member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and has competed in every Paralympic Summer Games since 1984. It is recognised in its own right by 11 International Federations: archery, badminton, darts, football, handball, International Paralympic Committee, judo, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo and volleyball.

Visit our website: https://isf.fo/faroese-confederation-of-sports-olympic-committee/

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Danny Rollinson

VERO Communications

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