Biography
Aimee FISHER
 NEW ZEALAND CANOEING FEDERATION INC.
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| 24/01/1995 | |
| 183 | |
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| NICKNAME: | Fish, Big-Fish, Gold-Fish | |
| HOBBIES: | Waka Ama, mentoring, coaching, cycling | |
| OTHER SPORTS: | Waka ama | |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Paris 2024 will be Fisher’s second Olympic outing and the Rotorua-born paddler couldn't be in better form. She will be heading to France after breaking the world’s best time in the K1 500 at a World Cup in Szeged, where she clocked 1min 46.19sec, which was 0.33sec ahead of second-placed 15-time world champion and compatriot Lisa Carrington. | |
| WEBSITE: | http://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/aimee-fisher/ | |
| INSTAGRAM: | https://www.instagram.com/aimeejoyfisher | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Auckland | |
| OCCUPATION: | Athlete | |
| HIGHER EDUCATION: | Currently studying Bachelor of Arts at Massey University | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | I started paddling when I was 12 years old as cross training for canoe polo | |
| MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: | My Dad. He took me to training every time... when I would get out of bed in the morning that is! Kayaking has always been our thing. He would film me at paddling and then put in slow-mo next to Adam van Koerverden so I could copy his technique. | |
| HERO/IDOL: | Lisa Carrington, coming up through juniors and a kiwi dominate the sport was so inspiring. It made me think "if she can do it, so can I." | |
| SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS: | I like to write 'BIG FISH' on my knuckles and draw a fish on my hand. It always puts a smile on my dial when I line up to race. | |
| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: | Lift others as you climb | |
| FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE: | Florida has to be my favourite. A couple of times we got to paddle with dolphins!!! | |
| FAVOURITE FOOD: | Buuuurrgers | |
| FAVOURITE MUSIC: | Six60 | |
| AMBITIONS : | Olympic gold medal | |
| AWARDS AND HONORS: | Combined Canoe Sprint Athlete of the Year with Lisa Carrington 2017 | |
| CLUB: | Hawke's Bay | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Ben Bennett | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: | 2015 | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY: | Italy | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: | World Cup | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION: | Milan | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: | Winning the U23 K1 200m and 500m at World Championships in 2017. That was my last competition with my coach Rene Olsen and it was the perfect way to finish. | |
| BEST RESULTS: | World Championships: Gold - 1, Silver - 2, Bronze - 1. |
2018 ICF JUNIOR & U23 CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
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Jul 26 16:35 |
Women's 200m K1 U23 Heats 1 |
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00:41.132
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Jul 28 9:50 |
Women's 200m K1 U23 Semifinal 3 |
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2
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00:40.212
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Jul 28 12:20 |
Women's 200m K1 U23 Final A |
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6
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00:40.234
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Jul 28 16:12 |
Women's 500m K1 U23 Heats 1 |
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1
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01:51.148
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Jul 29 9:36 |
Women's 500m K1 U23 Semifinal 3 |
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1
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01:50.804
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Jul 29 12:05 |
Women's 500m K1 U23 Final A |
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2
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01:49.080
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