Career Highlights:

- Unsupported circumnavigation of the South Island of New Zealand

- Fastest-ever circumnavigation of Iceland (33 days)

- 2009 Solo circumnavigation of Australia

- Molokai World Championships – in an Epic 18X!

Meet Freya Hoffmeister once and you're not likely to forget her any time soon. The six-foot former Miss Germany beauty contestant paddles in head-to-toe black fuzzy rubber, gives rolling clinics all over the world and, despite no track record as a racer, recently completed the biggest surf ski race on the professional circuit, the Molokai Challenge – a 55K crossing from the island of Molokai to Oahu. Brawny, photogenic, and supremely confident, the former gymnast turned body builder turned sky diver turned hard-core expedition kayaker has several record-setting trips on her resumé and she's just getting started.

Hoffmeister's philosophy is best summed up by the Latin phrase inscribed on the bow of her kayak: Veni - vidi - vici – I came - I saw - I conquered. On Jan 2, '08 she finished a solo, unsupported circumnavigation of the South Island of New Zealand. Not only was she just the third person to do the trip alone, she did it faster than the men who proceeded her, covering the 1,700 miles in "just" 70 days. This trip is recognized as one of the most beautiful yet committing and challenging paddles worldwide.

Date of Birth: 1964

Country of Birth: Germany

Current Residence: Husum, Germany

Profession: Business owner, Paddler

Height: 6'

Weight: 73kg

Hobbies: Paddling, Teaching

Favorite Paddling Location: Iceland, New Zealand, Australia

Athletic Goals:As I rest up after paddling around Australia, I'll let you know!

Training/Racing Philosophy: "Veni - vidi - vici" (I came - I saw - I conquered.)