ICF Board member Tomasini dies following COVID-19 complications Monday, 18 January 2021
The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has paid tribute to its late Board member Joao Tomasini Schwertner of Brazil, who has died at the age of 61 following complications related to COVID-19.
A long-serving administrator in canoeing, Tomasini had been President of the Brazilian Canoe Federation since 1989, becoming a member of the Brazilian Olympic Committee the same year.
ICF President José Perurena paid tribute to his colleague and friend after his death. Over many years Joao has been a tireless worker driving the growth and development of canoeing, not just in the Pan American region, but throughout the world, said Perurena.