3.1 Sports
Ultimate
At the beginning of my bachelor’s studies in Cambridge I discovered the sport of Ultimate, a dynamic teamsport played with a flying disc (more commonly known as a frisbee). Ultimate is a non-contact sport, maximising the technical and tactical aspects and allowing play with mixed-genered teams. There was a lot of Ultmate to be played in Cambridge where many Colleges, the Univerity and the town each had their own clubs. Starting out at the Trinity College Ultimate Club, I quickly improved and soon after made it onto the Univerity team. Spending my long sommer breaks back home in Switzerland, I also joined the club in Zürich where I played until I moved to Lausanne for my PhD, joining the Lausanne club soon after.
- Since 2024: Swiss National Team, Elite Open
- Since 2024: Lausanne Ultimate Club “FlyHigh”
- Captain of the Open Team Løsanson
- Since 2022: Zürich Ultimate
- Board Member for Spirit of the Game
- First Open Team platZHirsch
- Second Mixed Team ZebraH (Captaincy 2024)
- Participation at World Beach Ultimate Club Champianships
- Participation in the European Season
- Bronze Medal at Swiss Open Beach Nationals 2024
- Bronze Medal at Swiss Mixed Beach Nationals 2023
- Participation at Missulldisc 2024, Paganello 2024, Südseecup 2023/24
- Since 2021: Cambridge Ultimate CUlt
- Since 2020: Cambridge University Ultimate Club Strange Blue
- First Open Team (Captaincy 2023)
- First Mixed Team
- Silver Medal at UK Open University Outdoor Nationals 2023 (2nd division)
- Gold Medal at UK Open University Outdoor Nationals 2022 (3rd division)
- Gold Medal at UK Open University Indoor Regionals 2022
- Since 2019: Trinity College Ultimate Club
- First Place at Indoor Cuppers 2021
- Captaincy (2020 - 2022)
Climbing
Anther sport I took up during my undergrad days is climbing, indoor boudlering in particular. I was captain of the Trinity College Climbing Club and a member of the Cambridge Univeristy Mounteneering Club. I still boulder occasionally, currently around the 6B+ level.
Rowing
In my first year at Cambridge, I rowed for the Trinity Rowing Club First and Thirds.
- First Place at the Talbott Cup.
Running
I enjoy both long and short distance running, mainly as training for Ultimate.
- Nov 2024: Basler Stadtlauf, 5500m, 25:17