“It is the opportunity to see a slightly different championship. By having only women in the water it becomes a different competition,” explains Joana Schenker, from the Algarve, fourth in this year’s edition of the World Swimming Circuit. bodyboard board about the Cascais Boogie Chicks 2023 championship, which brings together some of the best athletes in the world of this sport between this Friday and Sunday.
Carcavelos beach hosts the tournament that features, among other names, the Brazilian Neymara Carvalho, five-time bodyboard world champion.
“This is also an opportunity for women who like water, who like water sports, to seek inspiration. Even more so on a Portuguese beach and in a country with a lot of talent in bodyboarding,” says Joana Schenker in an interview with TSF.
He is not in the race because this year he resigned from this year’s European Tour, irreconcilable with the World Tour. On the sidelines, the bodyboarder The Portuguese analyzes the opportunity for younger athletes: “It is the type of championship that allows athletes to compete with others with more experience. A unique opportunity for them to take the competition a little more seriously. I think that for the girls who “They have already shown that talent can acquire a little more experience.”
Experience and inspiration. Joana Schenker is also looking for the best sensations to close the season. “The women’s World Tour finished and I was in fourth place. It was a good performance, even though the circuit was very intense. Now they lead the national circuit ranking and, of course, the objective is to retain the title. But, above all, I want to do a good bodyboard.”
While waiting for the last stage of the national circuit, scheduled in Peniche, Joana Schenker returned home. “I’m in Sagres. A place with high waves, where I feel good. I try to train every day, prepare myself physically and mentally, I want to be in shape for the last race of the year in three weeks.”
Source: TSF
