BIO
Mia Soares Silva, from an early age showed interest in water sports, and now at 14 years old, she is competing at the top level.
At the age of 8, Mia tried SUP, with former Olympic canoeist Belmiro Penetra. Starting out paddling casually with the family, Mia gradually began to gain a taste for sport and later for competition.
In her first year of competition, Mia managed to reach two first place and two second place finishes in her category. In 2019, Mia’s trained with her main coach, Ângela Fernandes (tri national champion of SUP).
In 2020, Mia became part of the team of athletes of the Clube Fluvial Vilacondence, with Rui Ramos as her coach (with a wide range of awards in the National SUP and current National Champion for long distances).
In the 2020 season, she joined Team NSP Portugal and reached the title of National Sup Race Sprint Champion in her category.
Mia is now learning to windsurf, while also practicing surfing, but it’s when she is on her skateboards where she unleashes her fury …
According to the press and critics of the specialty, a national reference in the junior sup, aims to evolve and match the athletes of the National Open and participation in international competitions.
NSP is excited to welcome Mia to the team and we can’t wait to see how far she will take her SUP racing career.
HOW IT STARTED…
THE WINNING QUIVER
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2022
- 1st place in Sub 16 women at the F.P.C. National Fund Championship
2021
- 2nd place in 5Km Sub 16 women at the Spanish championship
- 1st place in junior women and 2nd place in women overall at national selection for The ICF SUP world championships
- 1st place in Sub 15 junior women at Lagoa de Obidos lagoon, Portugal
- 1st place in SUP under 15 class at Portugal SUP race marathon
- 7th place in the sprint and 10km long-distance female junior at ICF SUP world championships
- 1st place in women’s open queen class at SUP Douro race
2020
- National Champion Sup Race Sprint U15 women
- Vice-Champion Sup Race Sprint U18 women
- Vice-Champion Sup Race Sprint Open women
- 5th place (Mixed sub15) Sup Race Marathon and 1women
- Vice-Champion of Technical Sup Race U15 women
- Vice-Champion of Technical Sup Race U18 women
2019
- 1st place Flatwater marathon (Óbidos) Women U15
- 4th Place Flatwater marathon (Óbidos) U15 overall (mixed)
- 2nd place Taça de Portugal (S. Martinho do Porto) junior women
- 2nd place Taça Ibérica (S. Martinho do Porto) Junior women
- 1st place Brave The Waters (Vila do Conde) Junior women
