At the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club, we place particular emphasis on the comprehensive development of our athletes at all levels: athletic, nutritional and spiritual. Nutrition is one of the important pillars of proper child development and given that proper eating habits are formed from childhood, educating children and adolescents in the standards of proper and balanced nutrition is of crucial importance.
In this context, the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club created a Scientific Team for nutritional support – initially – for the athletes of the Water Polo Department, made up of reputable scientists, Clinical Dietitians – Nutritionists. The team has undertaken the task of providing scientific nutritional support to athletes at all age levels of the V.N.C. Sports Academies, offering scientific guidance adapted to the needs of each age.
This initiative is part of the strategy for the development and optimal operation of the Water Polo Sports Academies, under the guidance of the V.N.C. water polo management team. It is another innovation that highlights the fact that V.N.C. embraces the athletic development of children comprehensively.
Scientific Nutritional Support Group V.N.C.
The Scientific Nutritional Support Team is composed of the scientific associates of V.N.C. in alphabetical order: Mr. Haris Georgakakis, Krystalia Diamantidis, Nikos Kafetzopoulos and Elena Kouvdou. Below is a brief presentation of the V.N.C. associates, whom we warmly thank for their significant and substantial support to the Group.
Haris Georgakakis
Haris Georgakakis is a clinical dietitian - nutritionist, graduated from the Department of Dietetics - Nutrition Science of Harokopio University of Athens and holds a master's degree in Applied Nutrition - Clinical Dietetics. He has been a scientific associate of the Laboratory of Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics of Harokopio University, where as a clinical dietitian he was responsible for evaluating and developing nutrition plans for the national teams of the Greek Swimming Federation during the preparation of the 2004 Olympic Games. He served for many years as President of the Panhellenic Association of Dietitians and the Hellenic Institute of Nutrition. He is currently Vice-President of the Hellenic Foundation for Cardiovascular Health and Nutrition. He practices the profession of dietitian in his personal offices and serves as a scientific consultant on nutrition issues for large food companies. He is responsible for nutrition issues and nutritional evaluation of the National Artistic/Synchronized Swimming Team for Women. He writes articles for FORMA and VITA magazines. He has daily mini nutrition shows on the EASY 97.2 radio station of the ANT1 group. He edits nutrition issues on the television show Health Above All, on ANT1. He writes articles for the electronic news site protothema.gr and is the scientific director of the electronic nutrition portal neadiatrofis.gr.
Krystalia Diamantidis
Krystalia Diamantidis was born in 1981 in Athens and grew up in Vouliagmeni, Attica. She attended Vouliagmeni School from where she graduated in 1999 with a grade of 19.3. She then enrolled in the Athens Medical School from where she graduated with a grade of “Very Good”. She continued and completed her Postgraduate studies in the field of Clinical Nutrition at the University of Glasgow.
From 2012 to 2018, she worked as a Resident Physician-Pathologist at the Korgialenio Benakeio General Hospital - Red Cross. She received the title of Medical Specialty in Pathology in May 2018. Since October 2018, she has maintained a private Pathology-Diet Clinic in Voula, Attica.
She has been a member of the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club since 1987, where she was an athlete in the Swimming and Water Polo department, as well as the National Water Polo team, with which she received many international distinctions.
She is married and has 2 children.
Nikos Kafetzopoulos
Nikos Kafetzopoulos graduated from the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition of Harokopio University. He has written the book “Practical Guide to Sports Nutrition – Parisianos Scientific Publications”. The aim of the “Practical Guide to Sports Nutrition” is to inform athletes and coaches about the importance of sports nutrition and, through practical advice, to be able to incorporate the most recent guidelines into their daily lives. He works at the Dietetic Department of Asklepieion Voula with responsibility for the dietary coverage of inpatients, as well as patients from the diabetes, endocrinology and anti-hypertensive clinics. His constant involvement in sports intensified his interest in nutrition and sports dietetics, which led to his second degree from Harokopio University, after graduating from the Department of Economic Development of Panteion University. He distinguished himself as a Water Polo athlete of the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club in top Greek and European competitions, with his most important achievement being winning the European Cup in 1997.
Elena Kouvdou
Elena Kouvdou is a dietitian-nutritionist with a private practice in Voula. She holds a degree from the Department of Dietetics-Nutrition Science of the Harokopio University of Athens. She specializes in eating disorders with a Master Practitioners on Eating Disorders & Obesity certification from the National Center of Eating Disorders of Great Britain (NCFED) and the British Psychology Society – BPS. As part of her thesis, she dealt with obesity indicators and genetic predisposition in adolescent water polo athletes.
She has extensive experience in sports nutrition, having collaborated with high-level athletes, while she herself has distinguished herself as an athlete in the sport of water polo with the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club from 2003-2018, winning 6 Greek championships, 2 Champions Cups and 2 Super Cups.
She was also a member of the national team in the years 2007-2018 with top distinctions 2 silver European medals and 1 gold world medal. Her private office provides applied nutritional education programs and support for physiological and pathological conditions: weight loss / gain - pregnancy - breastfeeding - athlete nutrition - childhood obesity - digestive system diseases chronic diseases - eating disorders (anorexia nervosa-bulimia)
