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: barco Lisa CARRINGTON
Aimee FISHER
Caitlin REGAL
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
2015 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CUP 2
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
May 23
14:00
 
Women's 200m K1 SENIOR
Heats 1
NZL Kayla IMRIE
4
00:43.432
May 24
15:30
 
Women's 500m K1 SENIOR
Heats 3
NZL Kayla IMRIE
4
01:53.720
May 24
17:52
 
Women's 500m K4 SENIOR
Heats 2
NZL NZL
2
01:32.349
May 25
9:20
 
Women's 200m K1 SENIOR
Semifinal 2
NZL Kayla IMRIE
4
00:41.240
May 25
10:35
 
Women's 200m K1 SENIOR
Final B
NZL Kayla IMRIE
5
00:41.628
May 25
15:42
 
Women's 500m K1 SENIOR
Semifinal 3
NZL Kayla IMRIE
8
01:56.313
May 25
17:00
 
Women's 500m K4 SENIOR
Semifinal 2
NZL NZL
2
01:34.244
May 26
10:44
 
Women's 500m K1 SENIOR
Final C
NZL Kayla IMRIE
6
01:56.993
May 26
13:14
 
Women's 500m K4 SENIOR
Final A
NZL NZL
1
01:31.543



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