Lisa Carrington

2022 - 4 - 23

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Carrington beats Fisher, sends duel to decider (New Zealand Herald)

The two paddlers are in a best-of-three duel for a solitary New Zealand women's K1 500m spot. International Canoe Racing Federation rules mean each country can ...

The two paddlers are in a best-of-three duel for a solitary New Zealand women's K1 500m spot. After going down in their first race - the national final - yesterday, Carrington beat Fisher by just 0.11 seconds on Lake Karapiro in their K1 500m morning race to send it to a decider, which is scheduled for Thursday. Dame Lisa Carrington has hit back in the battle against Aimee Fisher for the New Zealand K1 500 seat at this year's World Championships.

Carrington beats Fisher to keep World Championships hope alive (1 News)

The battle for the New Zealand spot in the K1 500 at the Canoe Sprint World Championships is now one-all.

Unfortunately for the pair and Canoe Racing New Zealand, International Canoe Racing Federation rules mean each country can only have one entry per event at the World Championships. The rivalry was built as the clash of the titans – Carrington the reigning Olympic champion and Fisher the world champion. But, Fisher possesses a flashing finish and used it to perfection to pip Carrington on the line and win by the bare margin of 0.08 of a second.

Lisa Carrington beats rival Aimee Fisher to level up their gripping ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Olympic great levels the ledger on Lake Karapiro to send it to a Thursday decider, as the paddlers chase a solitary world champs berth.

I have this belief now of what I’m capable of.’’ International Canoe Racing Federation rules mean each country can only have one entry per event at the world championships, which are scheduled for Nova Scotia, Canada, in August. The 27-year-old Fisher won the K1 500m title at the world championships in Copenhagen in 2021 after Carrington won three gold medals, in the K1 500m, the K1 200m and the K2 500m at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Canoeing: Olympic star Dame Lisa Carrington bounces back ... (Newshub)

Dame Lisa Carrington bounced back to beat Aimee Fisher in the second of their three-race women's K1500 final at the national canoe sprint championships at ...

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Down to a decider: Carrington beats Fisher to level up gripping ... (New Zealand Herald)

Dame Lisa Carrington has hit back in the battle against Aimee Fisher for the New Zealand K1 500m seat at this year's World Championships.

After winning her heat by 2.72 seconds on Saturday to directly advance to the final, Carrington further impressed in the final by knocking more than 3sec off her heat time (43.92sec), winning the final with a time of 40.77sec. Regardless of whether she earns the 500m spot, Carrington is set to attend the world championships in the K1 200m, her favoured discipline, after cruising to the national title on Sunday. After going down in their first race during the national championships on Saturday, Carrington beat Fisher by just 0.11 seconds on Lake Karapiro in their second K1 500m race to send it to a decider, which is scheduled for Thursday. The second race was held outside of the national schedule, as Fisher had already locked away the national title with her win on Saturday.