Pál Joensen

Pál Joensen
Joensen in 2014
Personal information
NationalityFaroe Islands/Denmark
Born (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubAalborg Svømmeklub
Medal record
Representing Faroe Islands
World Championships (SC)
2012 Istanbul 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
2010 Budapest 1500 m freestyle
2014 Berlin 800 m freestyle
2014 Berlin 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
2013 Herning 1500 m freestyle
Island Games
2007 Rhodes 200 m freestyle
2007 Rhodes 400 m freestyle
2007 Rhodes 1500 m freestyle
2007 Rhodes 4×50m freestyle
2007 Rhodes 4×50m medley
2009 Åland 50 m freestyle
2009 Åland 100 m freestyle
2009 Åland 200 m freestyle
2009 Åland 400 m freestyle
2009 Åland 1500 m freestyle
2009 Åland 200 m breaststroke
2009 Åland 4×50 m medley
2009 Åland 50 m butterfly
2011 Isle of Wight 100 m freestyle
2011 Isle of Wight 200 m freestyle
2011 Isle of Wight 400 m freestyle
2011 Isle of Wight 1500 m freestyle
2011 Isle of Wight 200 m breaststroke
2011 Isle of Wight 400 m medley
2011 Isle of Wight 4×50 m freestyle
2011 Isle of Wight 4×100 m freestyle
2011 Isle of Wight 8×50 m freestyle
2009 Åland 100 m medley
2009 Åland 200 m medley
2009 Åland 4×100 m freestyle
2009 Åland 4×100 m medley
2009 Åland 400 m medley
2009 Åland 50 m breaststroke
2011 Isle of Wight 100 m medley
2011 Isle of Wight 200 m medley
2011 Isle of Wight 4×50 m medley
2011 Isle of Wight 4×100 m medley
2007 Rhodes 4×100 m medley
2009 Åland 100 m breaststroke
2009 Åland 200 m butterfly
2011 Isle of Wight 100 m breaststroke
European Junior Championships (LC)
2008 Belgrade 400 m freestyle
2008 Belgrade 800 m freestyle
2008 Belgrade 1500 m freestyle

Pál Joensen (born 10 December 1990) is a Faroese elite swimmer. He was born in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. He has won World and European Championship medals. His bronze medal in the men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul was the first medal won by a Faroese swimmer at the World Aquatic Championships.

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics for Denmark in three events: 400 metre freestyle, 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and 1500 metre freestyle. As a Faroese athlete, he competed for Denmark as the Faroe Islands do not have a separate Olympic body.

Joensen holds many of the national swimming records for the Faroe Islands; and these records are not only in freestyle. In short course swimming he holds most of the records in breaststroke, butterfly and individual medley too.