"Time is flying"- Alica Schmidt goes down the memory lane as she recalls one of her favorite track memories with German Team

Alica Schmidt recalled some great moments with teammates and shared glimpses of one of her favorite memories while representing Germany on the European stage. The German athlete shared pictures with her teammates from the 2017 European U20 Championships.

The U20 European Championships 2017 were held at the Stadio Carlo Zecchini in Italy, and Alica Schmidt competed in the women's 4x400m relay. Her teammates included Meike Gerlach, Vanessa Aniteye, and Corinna Schwab. The German team finished first in the heats and concluded their campaign at the European U20 Championships with a silver medal in the finals.

The team clocked 3:33.08, surpassing the previous U20 women's 4x400m relay world record, and had the second-fastest performance in the event in the U20 age group after the Ukranian Team, who won the title at the event. Alica Schmidt shared glimpses of her time from the European U20 Championships and expressed that it was one of her favorite memories.

The German athlete posted pictures with her teammates and wrote:

" 8 years ago🥹🤯 time is flying!!"

Alica Schmidt goes down the memory lane | Instagram@alicasmd

Moreover, she briefed fans about her experience of competing as well as experiencing the major European event and wrote:

" We really had the best time back then forever one of my favorite memories"

Alica Schmidt and Vanessa Aniteye | Instagram@alicasm

Furthermore, Schmidt had set a personal best in the 400m with a performance of 54.23s in the heats; however, she withdrew from the finals of the 400m.

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Alica Schmidt opens up about her popularity on social media

Alica Schmidt at the 26th European Athletics Championships - Rome 2024: Day Five - Source: Getty

Alica Schmidt opened up about being active on social media in an interview with Olympics.com. The German athlete shared the pros of being popular on social media and expressed how it was tough to sustain as an athlete in Germany only by competing in events. She shared how a lot of athletes have another job alongside track to be able to bear the expenses while training for major events.

Moreover, Schmidt shed light on the wide range of opportunities that social media provides in terms of popularity as well as sponsors.

"It's good for all us athletes to be active on social media in order to get sponsors. It's not easy, especially in Germany to live from athletics. So a lot of athletes have to do another job to live from that and do the training. And yeah that's a great thing to do a social media on the side so you can get some more sponsors," she said.

The 26-year-old shared that having both a track and social media career can be tricky; however, she expressed that her major focus is her track career.