Lake Kwaza

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Lake Kwaza
Lake Kwaza 2019-01-05 2-woman Bobsleigh at the 2018-19 Bobsleigh World Cup Altenberg by Sandro Halank.jpg
Lake Kwaza in Altenberg in 2019
Personal information
National teamUnited States
Born (1993-11-07) November 7, 1993 (age 28)
Sycamore, Illinois
Sport
SportBobsled
Medal record
Bobsleigh World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Winterberg Two-woman
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Altenberg Two-woman
Silver medal – second place 2019 Konigssee Two-woman
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lake Placid Two-woman
Silver medal – second place 2019 Igls Two-woman

Lake Kwaza (born 7 November 1993) is an American bobsledder and sprinter.[1][2]

Biography[]

Kwaza was recruited to the American bobsled team in 2017. She competed in track and field as a sprinter at The University of Iowa from 2012 to 2016 and competed in Olympic trials for the United States in 2016 in the 200m.[3][4]

During the 2018–19 Bobsleigh World Cup she was paired with three-time Olympic medallist Elana Meyers acting as the brakewoman of a two-women bobsled.[5] Her best performance to date was a gold medal finish at the 2019 Lake Placid event. She took part in the 2019 World Championships in the two-women event but did not finish having completed only four of the five required runs.[6]

She joined the United States Army in 2019 as part of their World Class Athlete Program with the aim of qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[7]

Lake is currently dating USA Olympic bobsledder Hakeem Abdul-Saboor.

References[]

  1. ^ "Team USA Profile". Team USA. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  2. ^ "IBSF | Lake Kwaza". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  3. ^ "Lake Kwaza". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  4. ^ CARIFIOEmailFollow, EDDIE. "Sycamore grad Lake Kwaza competing U.S. bobsled team". www.daily-chronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  5. ^ "Lake Kwaza focuses on Olympic goals". amsterdamnews.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  6. ^ BMW 2019 IBSF World Championships Results (PDF). IBSF. 2019.
  7. ^ Hern, Keith; EZEmailFollow. "Sycamore native joins Army as she chases Olympic dream". www.daily-chronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
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