MARTA APANASEWICZ

PROFILE:

Birthday: January 6th

Home Spot: Gdańsk, Poland

Disciplines: SUP Racing

Sponsors: NSP, Paddleboardguru, Wioslujcie.pl

BIO

Marta has lived in Gdańsk since birth, her family’s beloved city, characterized by it’s amazing beach and long history. Her family calls her Tusia, but for strangers, she is known as Marta.

She has always been involved in sports because her dad was initially into running, then football, and cycling, so he always encouraged her to stay active. She began with artistic gymnastics and then transitioned to athletics, which was her first sport-love.

However, she faced a need to change schools to continue her athletic pursuits, giving up on high-quality

education. For that reason she gave up on it. She has graduated from a great high school in the city of Sopot, her primary training location.

Currently, she is enrolled in the Sports College in Gdańsk, which is her dream come true. She is studying

Sports Diagnostics, which helps her understand a wide spectrum of sport intensifying her interest in stand-up paddleboarding even further. Her current focus is perfecting her technical skills and

understanding her body better.

Her SUP journey began during swimming camps, having fun on the boards. Two SUP trainings a week was the standard for the next few years. Now, everyday training sessions are a part of her average week. With increasing competition and successes, her love for SUP – especially sprint

categories grew.

This has prompted her to push even further. She is currently the best female paddler in Poland and aspires for greater (international) success.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2023

Two times 2023 Polish Champion, along with LD Silver Medal

Final B – Sprint, Technical ICF Worlds, Thailand

 MVP (3 times Gold) at Planet Baltic SUP Race 2023

Gold (Technical) at ICF qualifier Skreastrand, Sweden

4th place ICF World CUP Agios Nikolaos – Open Sprint

2nd place Czech Cup Finals – Technical Sprint)

2022

4th place ICF Worlds in Gdynia, Poland (Sprint, Junior)

Three times ICF Polish Champion (juniors)

3rd place Agios Nikolaos – Sprint

 MVP Title at Planet Baltic SUP Race

Overall Winner of the Polish Cup

2021

Three times ICF Polish Champion junior (Sprint, Tech, Long)

2019

3rd place ICF Polish Championships in Open (as a junior)