Joana was born on 1st October 1987 in the beautiful Costa Vicentina, Algarve. She is the oldest daughter of four girls, her German parents settled in Portugal.Joana was born on 1st October 1987 in the beautiful Costa Vicentina, Algarve. She is the oldest daughter of four girls, her German parents settled in Portugal to raise the family in a natural and relaxed environment.
Joana caught her first wave on a bodyboard at the age of 13 and since that day she has never stopped again. Making the sport a priority she managed to finish high school and pursuing her dream of becoming a professional athlete simultaneously. Training every day and competing from a very young age, she quickly became successful in many competitions and started to get attention for her good performances. She started to compete in the junior division in 2002, one year later she already made it into her first European event final. In 2004 she was Portuguese Junior champion, Portuguese Open Vice Champion and European Junior Champion. Not satisfied with simply being good, she always keeps striving to improve her surfing and challenging her limits.
Today she has won many national and European titles and is considered to be one of the most talented and stylish riders in Europe.
Joana lives in and around the ocean, whenever she is not training at the beaches of her hometown, Sagres, she is travelling for competitions and free surfing or working with the local bodyboarding club coaching young kids.
With her peculiar way of loving life and all good things about it, she is very enthusiastic about health and environmental issues, so Joana tries to be an example and inspire others to enjoy nature and to pursue a healthy lifestyle. One of her favourite activities is to cook up some vegan food for friends and family.
2014 was an outstanding year for Joana, she won important events, such as the Miss Sumol Cup and the Casablanca Pro on the ETB European tour, scored 3 wins and 2 second places on the National Pro Tour, including 1st place at Nazaré Prime event in big classic conditions, as a result she became European and National champion 2014.
Joana caught her first wave on a bodyboard at the age of 13 and since that day she has never stopped again. Making the sport a priority she managed to finish high school and pursuing her dream of becoming a professional athlete simultaneously. Training every day and competing from a very young age, she quickly became successful in many competitions and started to get attention for her good performances. She started to compete in the junior division in 2002, one year later she already made it into her first European event final. In 2004 she was Portuguese Junior champion, Portuguese Open Vice Champion and European Junior Champion. Not satisfied with simply being good, she always keeps striving to improve her surfing and challenging her limits.
Today she has won many national and European titles and is considered to be one of the most talented and stylish riders in Europe.
Joana lives in and around the ocean, whenever she is not training at the beaches of her hometown, Sagres, she is travelling for competitions and free surfing or working with the local bodyboarding club coaching young kids.
With her peculiar way of loving life and all good things about it, she is very enthusiastic about health and environmental issues, so Joana tries to be an example and inspire others to enjoy nature and to pursue a healthy lifestyle. One of her favourite activities is to cook up some vegan food for friends and family.
2014 was an outstanding year for Joana, she won important events, such as the Miss Sumol Cup and the Casablanca Pro on the ETB European tour, scored 3 wins and 2 second places on the National Pro Tour, including 1st place at Nazaré Prime event in big classic conditions, as a result she became European and National champion 2014.
Source : http://www.joanaschenker.com/
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