Finished 13th at 2019 WCh, 18th in 2018, 22nd in 2017. Placed 6th at 2021 European Ch, 7th at 2018 and 10th at 2017. Daniela COCIU and Maria OLARASU met in 2014 and started to compete as a pair in 2016. COCIU says of their partnership: 'Maria and I are in a very good relationship. We work a lot together.'
Finished 6th at 2018 WCh. Silver at 2021 European Ch, 4th in 2018. Bronze at 2021 Szeged and 2018 Dulsburg WCup events. After switching from kayak, Lisa JAHN finished last at the GER qualifiers in 2016: 'I was just embarrassed. I thought how stupid I had to be to give up something [kayak] that I had perfected for 12 years, to do something new at age 22.' Sophie KOCH is a police athlete.
Gold at 2021 Barnaul WCup event, 10th at Szeged. Katherin NUEVO SEGURA was named Rookie Athlete of the Year 2019. She got into the sport while fishing with her father: 'I steered the boat enthusiastically and enjoyed it. A coach later spotted me and encouraged me to start training'.
Finished 7th at 2019 WCh, 8th in 2018. Placed 5th at 2019 European Games. Gold at 2021 European Ch, 5th in 2018. Gold at 2021, 2020 Szeged WCup events. Liudmyla LUZAN switched to canoe after training in artistic gymnastics for 10 years. Anastasiia CHETVERIKOVA also plays basketball and enjoys cycling.
Won 2019 WCh. SUN Mengya has also competed in canoe marathon at junior international level. XU Shixiao retired from canoe sprint after being unsatisfied with her performances in 2013, but made a comeback in 2017.
Won 2018, 2017 WCh. Won 2018 PanAm Ch. Placed 1st at 2019 Poznan WCup event, 2nd at Dulsburg. Laurence VINCENT-LAPOINTE has the ambition to become the first female athlete to win gold in the C2 500m at the Olympic Games. Katie VINCENT says: 'My high school careers test said I should be a professional athlete. It was definitely right.'
Silver at 2019, 2018 WCh, 4th in 2017. Won 2019 European Games. Won 2018, 2017 European Ch, bronze in 2021, 2016. Virag BALLA and Kincso TAKACS were named Hungarian Female Canoeists of the Year by the Hungarian Canoe Federation in 2019. BALLA's younger brother Levente won silver in men's C2 event at 2018 WCh, while TAKACS' husband Adam DEVECSERI won bronze in canoe marathon at 2009 European Ch.
Silver at 2017 WCh, 4th in 2018. Silver at 2016 European Ch, bronze in 2018 and 2017. Olesia ROMASENKO initially played basketball, football and rugby, and began paddling at age 20 after a roommate at university introduced her to the sport.
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