Julia Damasiewicz
Julia Damasiewicz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 October 2004 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Known for | European champion kitesurfer |
Julia Damasiewicz (born 22 October 2004) is a Polish formula kitesurfer. She was the European champion in 2020.
Life
Damasiewicz was born in 2004.[1]
When she was sixteen she became the European Champion in 2020 in formula kite racing. The race was in at Puck in Poland and that she drew ahead of the British kitesufer Ellie Aldridge in the final race. The winners wore COVID-19 facemasks on the Polish podium.[2] In the following year Damasiewicz was the under-19 champion of the world.[3]
Damasiewicz was first supported by Ozone Kites.[1]
In 2022 she won the KiteFoil World Series at Traunsee in Austria. Ellie Aldridge took the silver medal and the American Daniela Moroz was third. It was a three-day competition but lack of wind meant that nearly all but one of the races took place on the final afternoon in light thermal winds on a freshwater lake in thirty degree temperatures.[4] In the same year she went to The Hague in the Netherlands to compete in the World Youth Games. She won the event beating the French kitesufer Héloïse Pégourié[5] and the Turkish kitefoiler Derin Atakan came third.[6]
In November 2023 Damasiewicz was in Shenzhen in China taking part in the Formula Kite Asia & Oceania Championships. She took third place overall and she was the highest placed surfer who was under 21 years old. The championship was won by Jingyue Chen and Chen's fellow Chinese kitesurfer, Wan Li, took bronze.[7]
In 2024 she finished seventh at the Formula Kite Worlds at Hyeres in France. She was the highest placed woman under 21 at the event.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Julia Damasiewicz". Ozone Kites. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "British riders snatch brace on return to action". www.yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ Master (2021-09-24). "Julia Damasiewicz (POL)". Open Water Challenge Oristano. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "2022 KiteFoil World Series Traunsee - Overall". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "manage2sail.com". www.manage2sail.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "Genç milli yelkencilerden Dünya Şampiyonası'nda birer gümüş ve bronz madalya". Haberler (in Turkish). 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ New, Gerald (2023-11-26). "Formula Kite Asia & Oceania Championships – Final day medal series". Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ Sailweb (2024-05-16). "Formula Kite Worlds – Aldridge keeps up the pressure". Retrieved 2024-07-13.