> Ivo Sehn, three times champion on Jet Waves

08/28/2007

The three times champion in Jet Waves Ivo Sehn, will participate in the 9th edition of this championship that will happen of 7 to September 9, 2007, in Itajaí/SC. Check the interview!

Ivo is 32 years old and lives in Palhoça/SC, he speaks about the experience about participating in an so important event as Jet Waves Championship. Jet Waves's world championship has a very high level, an example of that they are the results of each test on those last three years. Almost always varying among the first three places".

Coming of a family of surfers, he always admired and as his uncles has competition in his vein. Ivo used to see an uncle that ran motorcycles. "It is very touching! It is very good to participate in championships, I make many friends and I have lots of fun. The emotion during and after each competition is very good and healthy", he affirms.

It began with the jet-ski in 1985 and to compete in 1989, lying my age in the championship from São Paulo to compete, therefore at that time he was just 14 years old and jet-ski floor is only allowed in Brazil with 16. It was one of Jet Waves's idealist with Tchello, today president of IFWA, Serjão and Matheus. Today only participate in Freeride, but he already made speed and free-style. It was three times champion of Jet Waves, what considers its best placements.

He only didn't participate of Jet Waves 2003, because he had stopped of competing for patronage lack. "That is the first year that I am receiving a support of the Government of Santa Catarina's State, through FUNDESPORTE and thanks to that support I can compete again. Merit of the clerkship of the sport that believed in my work", comments.

In 2003 he just trained and in 2005 when he made all Tour of Freeride. Out that only walked in the championships, then he stopped to compete for patronage lack. Now with that support of Santa Catarina's government he will train every week again.

Whenever he has the chance up his friends to ride together, always in the beaches of Santa Catarina's coast.

For who likes of ride jet-ski Ivo he advises, "Never walk too close to swimmers and surfers, because the jet is a very potent, heavy and dynamic vehicle, any hesitated it can cause an accident. It is the noise of the motor it hinders that the driver listen noises around".

Ivo gets ready for the championships frequenting the academy everyday, training everyday while the competition approaches. Besides the jet-ski he surfs, diving, kitesurf, bike, among others.

He prefers the tests with high difficulty, same when he was at the beginning, therefore it is a way to develop faster. "As my grandmother spoke to me when I will compete out and I had about 16 years 'drink with a skin tube the maximum of experience that you can', that is to say as larger the same level with little chance of winning, bigger will be your learning".

He has great expectations for Jet Waves of this year, "I am getting ready plenty, I have chance of being champion that year, since the placed first five punctuation is very close. I hope has good waves!"

He concludes thanking the whole ones that support and believe in his work. Especially the family, 'Dentinho' and family galley of By Dente and the it Clerk State of Tourism Culture and Sport of Santa Catarina.

INEMA TEAM

Source: Ivo Sehn Neto
City: Itajaí-SC
Photos: Ivo Sehn Neto
Published: Debora Americo da Silva

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