Biography
Viktoria SCHWARZ
 OESTERREICHISCHER KANUVERBAND
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| Female | |
| 02/07/1985 | |
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| other members of the team: | Ana-Roxana LEHACI | ||
| NICKNAME: | Viki | |
| HOBBIES: | reading, eating, meeting friends | |
| OTHER SPORTS: | Swimming, inline skating, skiing | |
| WEBSITE: | http://www.viktoriaschwarz.at | |
| FACEBOOK: | https://www.facebook.com/viktoria.schwarz | |
| TWITTER: | https://twitter.com/vicki_schwarz | |
| INSTAGRAM: | https://www.instagram.com/vicki_schwarz | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Linz | |
| OCCUPATION: | Athlete | |
| LANGUAGES: | German, English | |
| HIGHER EDUCATION: | Bachelor of education | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | I started kayaking in the age of 11 in Linz / Austria. First, just for fun with my brothers and friends but in the age of 16 I decided to kayak professionally and became a member of the Austrian National team. If you are in your kayak you feel free, happy and strong. Paddling is so close to nature. I love being outdoors and having a close connection to nature. I like the water, the intensity and the competition. I like to get faster and see how to improve in sport. It‘s a very hard and powerful kind of sports. | |
| HERO/IDOL: | My grandma, she was going through so many ups and downs in her life and was still the best and happiest person I knew. | |
| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: | Stay patient, because everything happens in the right moment | |
| FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE: | I love to paddle in Szeged, as I won the World Championships 2011 there and the atmosphere is just incredible. | |
| FAVOURITE FOOD: | Sushi | |
| FAVOURITE MUSIC: | Ed Sheeran | |
| AMBITIONS : | Olympic Medalist | |
| CLUB: | Schnecke Linz | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Stjepan Janic | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: | 2005 | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: | World Championships Zagreb 2005 | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: | World Champion 2011 |
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