Viktoria SCHWARZ (AUT)
  
        
      Age:    
    
  
  
            40 years
    
  
  
  
        
      Languages:    
    
  
  
          
            German, English    
  
  
  
          Biography
Further Personal Information
NICKNAME
          Viki
        PLACE OF RESIDENCE
          Linz
        OCCUPATION
          Athlete
        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.
        HOBBIES
          reading, eating, meeting friends
        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
        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
        OTHER SPORTS
          Swimming, inline skating, skiing
        

