Results - 2018 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CUP 2

Biography

Viktoria SCHWARZ

Federation :	OESTERREICHISCHER KANUVERBAND
Gender:	Female
Date of birth:	02/07/1985
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Athlete entered in:
Women's 200m K2 SENIOR	other members of the team:		Ana-Roxana LEHACI
Women's 500m K2 SENIOR	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