Biography
Niels KROUWEL
 WATERSPORTVERBOND
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| 01/01/1984 | |
| 200 | |
| 102 |
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| HOBBIES: |
Watching movies/series, travel, being with friends/family
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| SPORTING RELATIVES: |
My trainer was also a kayak athlete
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| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: |
Amsterdam
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| OCCUPATION: |
Consultant
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| LANGUAGES: |
Dutch, English
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| HIGHER EDUCATION: |
Master of Law
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| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: |
I began kayak at age twelve at the Twentse watersports club in Hengelo,
Netherlands
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| 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.
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| MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: |
Nicole Bulk
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| TRAINING PARTNER(S): |
Members of the dutch team, Mate Rauscher and some times Maxime Beaumont and
Johann Divaret
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| HERO/IDOL: |
Martien Krouwel, my uncle who lived the fullest with a terminal disease
(aids)
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| SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS: |
None
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| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: |
A day without development is not worth living
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| FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE: |
Szeged
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| FAVOURITE FOOD: |
Italian
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| FAVOURITE MUSIC: |
Various
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| AMBITIONS : |
Always get better
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| AWARDS AND HONORS: |
None
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| CLUB: |
Frisia Amstelveen, Netherlands
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| NAME OF COACH: |
Nicole Bulk
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| NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH: | Dutch | |
| SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?: |
2011
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| 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.
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: |
2011
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY: |
Netherlands
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: |
World Cup
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION: |
Duisburg
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| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: |
I don't have one that I know directly...
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| OTHER INFORMATION: |
I quit kayaking between 2004 and 2010.
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| PREFERRED DISTANCE: |
200m
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| POSITION IN BOAT FOR TEAM BOATS: |
K1
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