Inês Bringel (Player - Team Portugal, Ultimate Frisbee Algarve & EuroStars) - a podcast by Theo Wan

Inês Bringel is a member of Portgual’s mixed team, a player-coach for Ultimate Frisbee Algarve, and a two-time EuroStars tour participant. She was runner-up for Ultiworld’s 2019 European Female Defensive Player of the Year and runner-up for Ultiworld’s 2018 European Mixed Breakout Player of the Year. She has represented Portugal 6 times internationally including helping Portugal achieve a 4th place finish at the European Championships of Beach Ultimate in 2015 and at the World Championships of Beach Ultimate in 2011 and 2015. Inês has also played for Cosmic Girls out of Russia helping them come in second at the 2019 European Ultimate Club Finals.

In this interview, Inês shares about the success of Portugal beach ultimate and its increasing growth in the grass game. She also shares her experience on the EuroStars Tour and the opportunity to grow and play against strong competition. We also have a chance to talk about the adjustment she had to make coming from high-level swimming over to ultimate and the desire she has to grow women’s ultimate in Portugal.

Segment #1: Inês’s journey (3:19)

Segment #2: Daily life in ultimate (28:10)

Segment #3: Inês’s memorable games as a player (34:28)

Segment #4: Rapid fire questions (39:42)

Inês’s social media contacts: Instagram (@inesbringel) and Facebook (@ines.bringel)

2019 European Championships of Beach Ultimate Mixed Bronze Medal game Great Britain vs Portugal:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuT6oeppG5g)

2019 EuroStars Tour vs Brute Squad:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3oTpRefbW0&ab_channel=AUDL)

(you can find other games on the AUDL YouTube channel)

2015 World Championships of Beach Ultimate Mixed Russia vs Portugal:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ui8hWhPrbs)

Photos: (photo on left) (https://theshowgame.co.uk)(The Show Game: Andrew Moss) (photo on right) (Edgar Pl ácido)

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Keep an eye out for the next episode where I interview Toly Vasilyev, player for Toronto GOAT who has represented both Team Canada and Team Russia on the world stage. In this interview, hear Toly share about his beginning in ultimate in Russia and his move to Canada where we learn about some opportunities and stories he had playing for Toronto GOAT and Team Canada.

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