Jessica Fox, sister Noemie and mother Myriam all finalists at NSWIS awards

Multiple world champion Jessica Fox is getting used to the limelight but now it’s become a family affair with her mother also in the spotlight.

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MULTIPLE world champion Jessica Fox is getting used to the limelight but now it’s become a family affair.

Fox, her younger sister and mother have all been nominated for awards at the upcoming NSWIS gala.

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Thanks to the best year of her career, which has including winning K1 and C1 world titles and navigating the World Cup series undefeated, Fox is up for female athlete of the year and outstanding achievement of the year.

Jessica Fox’s younger sister Noemie competing at the canoe slalom world titles in Rio recently.

Fox is pitted against a strong field for female athlete of the year which includes Winter Paralympic medallist Melissa Perrine, cyclists Kaarle McCulloch and Amanda Spratt and wheelchair racer and London marathon champion Madison de Rozario.

Sister Noemie is up for an award in the Academic Excellence category with mother Myriam, herself a multiple world champion paddler, up for coach of the year.

Melissa Perrine and her guide Christian Geiger.

Cyclist Kaarle McCulloch.

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Max Paul and Lachlan Brewer are the only sailors who have made the finalists cut and are up against cyclist Thomas Cornish, divers Lauren Flint and Sam Fricker, swimmer Jasmine Greenwood and hockey player Laclan Sharp.