course in the men's 400 M, 800 M and 1500 M Freestyle. Two years later he won silver in the Men's 1500 M Freestyle at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships. Other swimmers from Susvim have also had good results in Faroe Islands and in Denmark and other countries and at the Island Games competitions. Rowing in Suðuroy There are two active rowing clubs in Suðuroy, Vágs Kappróðrarfelag from Vágur and Froðbiar Sóknar Róðrarfelag from Tvøroyri and the villages around Trongisvágsfjørður (fjord). There are also rowing clubs in Sumba and in Hvalba. In Sumba they had a boat which was called Broddur, but they have not been active for some years now. In Hvalba they had a boat which was named Snopprikkur after a well-known man from the history of Suðuroy (Suðuroyar Sagnir). Vágs Kappróðrarfelag has these boats: Royndin Fríða, which is a so-called 5-mannafar, Smyril, which is a 6-mannafar, and Toftaregin, which is an 8-mannafar and Vágbingur, which is a 10-mannafar. Froðbiar Sóknar Róðrarfelag has the boats Firvaldur, which is a 5-mannafar (Firvaldur means Butterfly), Firildur and Hulda are also 5-mannafar, Tvørábáturin is a 6-mannafar, Suðringur and another Tvørábáturin are 10-mannafar (there are two boats which are called Tvørábáturin, which means the boat from Tvøroyri). Gallery References Sources Hagstova.fo, Faroe Islands Statistics Susvim Bibliography External links Visitsuduroy.fo, General travel information about Suðuroy Sudurras.com, Suðurrás The News Portal of Suðuroy SSL.fo, Time schedule of Smyril the Suðuroy ferry and busses Smyril - The ferry to Suðuroy Painting Courses in Suðuroy Art Gallery Oyggin Ruth Smith Art Museum Photos on Flickr tagged with Suðuroy. Important Bird Areas of the Faroe Islands Islands of the Faroe Islands