Sanne was born in a ballooning family and was involved in competition before she could even fly. 

She got her European license in 2013 and her American commercial license in 2019.

She has flown in several national and international competitions. Flew in all 4 Womens worlds championships, 2 European Women’s championships and one open world championship. 

Best performance was ending 3rd in the 2023 Women’s Worlds in Australia. 

She also is the Secretary of the bureau of the international ballooning commission. She is the delegate for the Netherlands and is a member of the Rules SubCommittee and the Public and Media Relations SubCommittee. 

Sanne flies for fun and competition and has flown in 14 countries around the world.