Tom CREMERS (BEL)
Belgium
Age:
42 years
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German(a little bit)
Federation:
ROYAL BELGIAN CANOE FEDERATION
Biography
Further Personal Information
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Otegem
OCCUPATION
Teamboss
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?
I began canoeing at the age of 11 at Koninklijke Sobeka Kanoclub Zwevegem,
Belgium.
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT
I was a footballplayer and wanted to try something else.
I was pushed towards wathersports because of my allergy with dust.
I was pushed towards wathersports because of my allergy with dust.
CLUB
KSKZ
NAME OF COACH
Filipe Pereira
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH
Portuguese
TRAINING REGIME
Because i work in shifts, it hard to train on the same moments. Some weeks
i have to train at 22h and other weeks i can train in the afternoon.
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR
2002
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR
2012
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY
Norway
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION
World cup marathon
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION
Bergen
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
My first world championships marathon in k2 with Laurens Pannecoucke. We
had a hard time to get selected for the worlds but managed to get a top 10
finish when nobody thaught we could do it.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER
my wife
TRAINING PARTNER(S)
Laurens Pannecoucke and the seniors at my club
HERO/IDOL
Hungarian Marathon legend Istvan Salga
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO
Failure is temperary, quitting is forever
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE
Banyoles, Spain
FAVOURITE FOOD
The real Belgian Fries
FAVOURITE MUSIC
K's Choice
AMBITIONS
Be the best i can with the time i have available.
Get other kids attracted to the sport of canoe-marathon.
Get the marathon worlds to Belgium
Get other kids attracted to the sport of canoe-marathon.
Get the marathon worlds to Belgium
