Biography
Kayla IMRIE
Kayla IMRIE
NEW ZEALAND CANOEING FEDERATION INC. NEW ZEALAND CANOEING FEDERATION INC.
Female
04/02/1992
183
78
Athlete entered in:
 
other members of the team: Lucy JOHNSON
HOBBIES:   Surf Life Saving
OTHER SPORTS:   Surf Lifesaving
FACEBOOK:   https://www.facebook.com/teamimrie/
TWITTER:   https://twitter.com/kaylaimrie
INSTAGRAM:   https://instagram.com/kaylaimrie/
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:   Auckland, New Zealand
OCCUPATION:   Teacher Aid
LANGUAGES:   English
HIGHER EDUCATION:   Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:   I started paddling when I was age 16 at Mana Kayak Racing Club in Wellington. 
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:   I saw an awesome opportunity when I raced at the Australian Youth Olympics in 2009 and decided to take it seriously. 
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:   My family
TRAINING PARTNER(S):   Aimee Fisher, Caitlin Ryan and Jaimee Lovett
HERO/IDOL:   Mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary, Boxer Muhammad Ali
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:   "Success is not measured by how high you climb, but how high you bounce when you hit the bottom."
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:   Duisburg, Germany
FAVOURITE FOOD:   Ice cream and chocolate
FAVOURITE MUSIC:   Six60
CLUB:   Mana Kayak Racing Club (Wellington). BUT am Auckland based with the New Zealand High Performance Sports Centre. 
NAME OF COACH:   Rene Olsen
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:   Danish
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:   October 2014
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:   2015
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:   Portugal
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:   World Cup 1
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:   Qualifying for the Olympics in the NZ WK4 in 2015 World Championships Milan. 
PREFERRED DISTANCE:   200m & 500m
POSITION IN BOAT FOR TEAM BOATS:   Boot K4
2013 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CUP 1
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
Aug 2
10:45
 
Women's 500m K2 U23
Heats 2
NZL NZL
5
00:01:57.208
Aug 2
13:10
 
Women's 500m K2 U23
Semifinal 1
NZL NZL
5
00:01:58.094
Aug 2
16:40
 
Women's 200m K1 U23
Heats 2
NZL Kayla IMRIE
5
00:00:47.645
Aug 3
16:15
 
Women's 200m K1 U23
Semifinal 2
NZL Kayla IMRIE
6
00:00:46.379
Aug 4
10:35
 
Women's 200m K1 U23
Final B
NZL Kayla IMRIE
5
00:00:43.537



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