lindanettechallenges

Ciao! I am Linda Tetsmann, 27 years old (born in 1992) kayaking enthusiast. I grew up in Vändra (my hometown, Pärnu county) and in 2012 I moved to Tallinn where I started my recreational management studies at Tallinn University. What can I say, thanks to this period of my life I got in touch with kayaking. Way earlier I was doing horse riding for nine years and thanks to my family, I have been enjoying an active lifestyle from the very beginning of my life 😊 How exactly the kayaking section started in my life? At the beginning of 2014, my university lecturer Mart Reimann asked: “who would like to take part from paddling competition, Võhandu Marathon 100 km”. By the way, pointing out a teaser that not a single K2WOM (female tandem kayak) from our department (at that time: Institute of Health and Sports Science, Tallinn University) hasn't reached till the finish. For me and my dear coursemate and friend Hanna, it was a true wish to paddle from the start line till the ...

My name is Anette Baum, I am 21 years old (born in 1998) medical student. Most of my life I have exercised canoe sprint discipline. From the last year of kindergarten to the second grade of primary school I dealt with rhythmic gymnastics. Starting from the second grade I also went to music school, where I studied to play the piano. To kayaking, I reached through my coach Tiina Hodakov, who was my PE teacher at school and asked me to join the trainings. In the second grade, I went to the trainings on two to three days a week and in the summer holiday, I joined the kayaking workouts twice a day with my brother. As I liked kayaking trainings, I stopped doing gymnastics after the second grade and was left only with kayaking and music school, which I also stopped after having practiced for four years. From the sixth grade, I added morning training sessions before school classes to my daily routine. Summer of 2010 on Pärnu river, after the race In 2014, being 16 years old, I first took part...