Lake Kwaza Explained

Lake Kwaza
National Team:	United States
Birth Date:	7 November 1993
Birth Place:	Sycamore, Illinois
Sport:	Bobsled

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. Web site: Team USA Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200220130638/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton-federation/athletes/Lake-Kwaza. dead. February 20, 2020. Team USA. 2020-02-20.
2. Web site: IBSF Lake Kwaza. www.ibsf.org. en-gb. 2020-02-20.
3. Web site: Lake Kwaza. Athletic.net. en. 2020-02-20.
4. Web site: Sycamore grad Lake Kwaza competing U.S. bobsled team. CARIFIOEmailFollow. EDDIE. www.daily-chronicle.com. en. 2020-02-20.
5. Web site: Lake Kwaza focuses on Olympic goals. amsterdamnews.com. 2020-02-20.
6. Book: BMW 2019 IBSF World Championships Results. IBSF. 2019.
7. Web site: Sycamore native joins Army as she chases Olympic dream. Hern. Keith. EZEmailFollow. www.daily-chronicle.com. en. 2020-02-20.