2022
On September 11 and 12, the Dutch Canoe Sprint Championships took place on the Willem Alexanderbaan in Zevenhuizen near Rotterdam.
I participated in all canoe sprint distances: 200, 500 & 1000 meters, not only in the K1, but also in the K2 and K4. And even won a few medals 😀
From September 16 to 18, 2022 I participated in the World Student Championships in Poland.
I have canoed finals in the K1 500m (8th) and 200m (9th).
I learned a lot from it, which I can use again after a well-deserved rest period of a month when training for 2023 😊
Saturday September 3 was the Brabant regatta. Unfortunately, due to too few registrations, it was a one-day competition. Here I competed K1 and K2 1000m and 500m and the NK K1 long course (5km).
Even though it was only 1 day, it was a very nice match with good opposition. I ended the weekend with a 2nd, 3rd, 2x 4th and a 6th place.
The canoe sprint competitions took place in Geel, Belgium from 19 to 21 August.
I participated in various canoe sprint distances: 200, 500 & 1000 meters. Â I also participated in the 5000 meter sprint marathon. Although I did not win any medals, I was still able to prepare well for the Dutch Championships a few weeks later.
From July 8 to 10 I participated in international canoeing competitions in Auronzo di Cadore, located in the Italian Dolomites.
It was nice to finally canoe a major international competition again after 4 years and at such a beautiful location. I am happy with my semi-finals in the K1 1000m and 500m, a 6th place in the K2 500m and a 7th place in the K1 5000m.
I learned a lot from it, which I can now use again when training for the Student World Cup in September, this year in Poland 😊
Sunday June 12 was the ZP Sprint Cup.
It was a full day with 12 competitions divided over K1, K2 and K4 and 100, 200 and 500m. This made it a tiring but very fun day with many exciting competitions.
Saturday, May 7, it was time for the match at the Geuzen in Zaandam.
This competition day was part of a training weekend, meaning we had training on Friday and Sunday and then competed on Saturday.
It was a nice day with nice weather and fun competitions in K1 and K2 over 100m and 200m. The highlight was a bronze medal in the K1 200m.
In February I went to Vila Nova de Milfontes in Portugal for one week and in March for two weeks to train intensively with the NL Team Canoe Sprint.
All this in preparation for the upcoming canoeing competitions, which as it looks now can take place again 😊