Biography
Niels KROUWEL
Niels KROUWEL
WATERSPORTVERBOND WATERSPORTVERBOND
Male
01/01/1984
200
102
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HOBBIES:  
Watching movies/series, travel, being with friends/family
SPORTING RELATIVES:  
My trainer was also a kayak athlete
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:  
Amsterdam
OCCUPATION:  
Consultant
LANGUAGES:  
Dutch, English
HIGHER EDUCATION:  
Master of Law
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:  
I began kayak at age twelve at the Twentse watersports club in Hengelo, Netherlands
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:  
I was playing football and wanted to do a sport where I would get more stength and stamina. Thereby I like water and the kayakclub was near the footballfields where I played. So, I started kayaking.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:  
Nicole Bulk
TRAINING PARTNER(S):  
Members of the dutch team, Mate Rauscher and some times Maxime Beaumont and Johann Divaret
HERO/IDOL:  
Martien Krouwel, my uncle who lived the fullest with a terminal disease (aids)
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS:  
None
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:  
A day without development is not worth living
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:  
Szeged
FAVOURITE FOOD:  
Italian
FAVOURITE MUSIC:  
Various
AMBITIONS :  
Always get better
AWARDS AND HONORS:  
None
CLUB:  
Frisia Amstelveen, Netherlands
NAME OF COACH:  
Nicole Bulk
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:   Dutch
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:  
2011
TRAINING REGIME:  
We are training generally 13 times a week for 24 hours total. It's a mix of improving technique, strength, core stability and stamina. We are always open for new influences to get better.
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:  
2011
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:  
Netherlands
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:  
World Cup
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:  
Duisburg
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:  
I don't have one that I know directly...
OTHER INFORMATION:  
I quit kayaking between 2004 and 2010.
PREFERRED DISTANCE:  
200m
POSITION IN BOAT FOR TEAM BOATS:  
K1
2016 EUROPEAN CANOE SPRINT OLYMPIC QUALIFIER
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