Biography
Viktoria SCHWARZ
Viktoria SCHWARZ
OESTERREICHISCHER KANUVERBAND OESTERREICHISCHER KANUVERBAND
Female
02/07/1985
 
 
Athlete entered in:
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
2016 EUROPEAN CANOE SPRINT OLYMPIC QUALIFIER
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