Results - 2016 ICF JUNIOR & U23 CANOE SLALOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

Sebastian CONTRERAS

Federation :	FEDERACIÓN ARGENTINA DE CANOAS
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	11/02/1994
Height (cm.) :	182
Weight (Kg.) :	70

Athlete entered in:
Men's C1x3 U23	other members of the team:		Lucas ROSSI
Men's C1x3 U23	other members of the team:		Ariel Hernan MORAN

NICKNAME:		Schubert
HOBBIES:		Bass player, rafting competition, travel
PREFERRED POSITION / STANCE / STYLE / TECHNIQUE:		technical and flowing style, not strong paddling
SPORTING RELATIVES:		My brother is Junior Argentinian Team
OTHER SPORTS:		Rafting, Handball
FACEBOOK:		https://www.facebook.com/cv.sebas
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		San Rafaél, Mendoza
OCCUPATION:		Athlete, Student, Beginner Kayak Teacher
LANGUAGES:		Spanish, English, Portuguese
HIGHER EDUCATION:		Physiotherapy student
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		I began canoe at age twelve in the Aluminé river in Neuquén, Argentina.
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:		I started paddling in a little town with 80's-broken slalom boats with the owner of a rafting enterprise that becomes my first teacher. Then i paddle with friends just for fun, until french knowledge arrived to Argentina and slalom sport in my country began to grow up quickly, I'm talking around the year two thousand and eight. I started training and finally i could not leave the water more than three days that i got sick, and fortunately is still like this. i think that means i love it!
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:		Family
TRAINING PARTNER(S):		Facundo Gancedo
HERO/IDOL:		Luis Alberto Spinetta music player, poet
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:		Flow with nature
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:		Penrith
FAVOURITE FOOD:		Pizza
FAVOURITE MUSIC:		Blues
AMBITIONS :		Entry Pan American Games 2019, and be Rank 1st in Argentina. Become an international coach, work with my team as physiotherapy ever.
CLUB:		Club Andino Aluminé
NAME OF COACH:		Sebastien Perilhou (national), Adrián Rossi (head coach), Jorge Ërcoli (regional)
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:		French
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:		2010
TRAINING REGIME:		Six water sessions, three musculation sessions, two aerobic sessions, once a week Global Postural Re-education (RPG), Break on Thursdays. Nutritionist diet. Beginner kayak teacher twice a week.
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:		2011
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:		Mexico
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:		Pan American Championships
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:		Unión de Tula
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:		First Argentinian Cup victory in K1 senior category
OTHER INFORMATION:		C1 Bronze medal in Slalom Panamerican Championships in 2011 with only seventeen years old and not too much C1 training, because of Top athletes unusual problems in their run, like broken paddles or swimmings. C2 Teams Gold medal in Brazil 2012, Emotional first time hearing my National anthem in another country.