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Claudia
HOLZNER |
Sport |
Artistic Swimming |
NOC |
Canada
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Gender | Women |
Born | 08 Feb 1994
in Calgary, CAN |
Height | 1.70 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She first became aware of artistic swimming after watching the sport at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. She initially took part in gymnastics but switched to artistic swimming in 2002. "It is such an artistic sport. I love being able to perform for the audience and feel the support from the crowd. It has given me the freedom to create. Compared to gymnastics, it's nicer to land on your face in the water than on the beam." |
Name of coach |
Gabor Szauder [national] |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age eight in Calgary, AB, Canada. |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Business, Language Studies - French - Concordia University: Montreal, QC, CAN |
Occupation |
Athlete, Coordinator, Fitness Instructor |
Languages |
English, French, German |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Clauds, Clauss (olympic.ca, 26 Jul 2015; synchro.ca, 06 Mar 2016) |
Other information |
OTHER ACTIVITIES She works part-time as a campaign coordinator for Canadian Athletes Now [CAN] Fund, an organisation that helps raise finances for Canadian athletes. She was featured in the documentary Perfect [Parfaites] that followed the Canadian artistic swimming team on their journey to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (LinkedIn profile, 31 Dec 2021; Twitter profile, 18 Dec 2021; Instagram profile, 30 Aug 2021)
FURTHER EDUCATION Between 2011 and 2012 she studied nursing at Mount Royal University in Calgary, AB, Canada. In 2021 she began studying for a degree in marketing at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. (LinkedIn profile, 31 Dec 2021) |
Hobbies |
Cooking, DIY projects, hiking, skiing, crafting. (olympic.ca, 02 Jun 2021) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
She takes a small statue of children's TV character Barney the Dinosaur, given to her as a joke, to every national and international competition. (olympic.ca, 02 Jun 2021) |
Hero / Idol |
Canadian artistic gymnast Kyle Shewfelt. (olympic.ca, 02 Jun 2021) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"She believed she could so she did." (olympic.ca, 02 Jun 2021) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
5 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Duet |
184.479 |
6 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
7 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team Technical Routine |
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6 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Duet Technical Routine |
88.865 |
4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team Highlights |
89.933 |
7 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team Free Routine |
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7 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Duet Free Routine |
89.766 |
7 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Free Routine |
88.800 |
7 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Technical Routine |
86.204 |
7 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Duet Free Routine |
89.000 |
7 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Duet Technical Routine |
87.652 |
6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Free Routine Combination |
90.367 |
6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Technical Routine |
88.889 |
7 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Free Routine |
90.000 |
5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Free Routine Combination |
90.410 |
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