Kayak’s Naomi Flood by the numbers as she chase Olympic gold on Rio waters
SHE is the ironwoman who swapped the surf for the stillwater to pursue an Olympic dream. NAOMI FLOOD by the numbers.
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SHE is the ironwoman who swapped the surf for the stillwater to pursue an Olympic dream.
The Manly born-and-bred kayaker who spent most of her life on the sand in surf lifesaving competition.
But a decision to try her hand at kayaking is one that has now lead Flood to two Olympic Games.
But this former ironwoman champion only just made the Auatralian team by the skin of her teeth after upsetting former paddling partner Jo Brigden-Jones for the spot.
NAOMI FLOOD BY THE NUMBERS
1: Nutri-Grain ironwoman crown in 2009.
2: The number of Olympics she has competed at.
6: The number of gold medals she won at the world surf lifesaving championships in 2008.
12: The place Flood achieved in the K2 500m with Lyndsay Fogarty at the London Olympics.
31: Her age.
175: cm tall.
500: metres. The distance of the K1 race she will contest in Rio.
2009: The year she started paddling.
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