Naomi Flood (born 7 April 1986) is an Australian kayaker. She was the 2009 overall winner for the Ironwoman Series. She represented Australia at 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-2 500 m event, with teammate Lyndsie Fogarty.[1]
Nicknamed Floody, Flood was born on 17 April 1986 in Sydney.[2][3] She went to primary school at Bilgola Plateau Public School before going to high school at Barrenjoey High School. She attended Northern Beaches TAFE from 2004 to 2005, where she earned a Diploma of Hospitality Management.[2][3] As of 2012[update], she is pursuing a Bachelor of Communications from Open University Australia.[3] As of 2012[update], she lives in northern Sydney.[2]
Naomi is a member of the Manly Surf Life Saving Club.[4][5][6] As a surf lifesaver, she has won several medals at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships.[3][5] In 2009, she was the overall winner for the Ironwoman Series after winning the Australian and world titles in the competition.[3][5]
Flood started canoeing in 2009[5] with friends from surfing in order to improve her surf ski skills.[3] She was coached by Katrin Borchert from 2010 to 2011 before switching coaches to Martin Marinov in 2011.[2][3] Her primary training base is on the Gold Coast, Australia with a secondary base in Sydney.[2] She is a member of the Manly Warringah Kayak Club.[2][3] She has a canoe scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport and the NSW Institute of Sport.[2][3]
Flood finished 3rd in the K1 1000m event at the 2011 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[2][3] She finished 5th in the K4 500m event at the 2011 World Cup 2 in Racice, Czech Republic.[2][3] She finished 9th in the K2 500m event at the 2011 World Cup 3 in Duisburg, Germany.[2][3] She finished 2nd in the K2 500m event and 2nd in the K4 500m event at the 2012 Oceania Championships in Penrith, Australia.[2][3] She finished 1st in the K2 500m event and 2nd in the K4 500m event at the 2012 National Championships in Penrith, Australia.[2][5] At the 2012 ICF Sprint World Cup in Russia, she came in first in the K1 1000m event.[5]
Flood has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-2 500 m event.[5][7] She trained in the Gold Coast in May and June 2012.[5] Before the start of the Games, she and her canoe teammates trained in Italy at the AIS European Training Centre located in Varese.[5][7][8]
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naomi, flood, born, april, 1986, australian, kayaker, 2009, overall, winner, ironwoman, series, represented, australia, 2012, summer, olympics, event, with, teammate, lyndsie, fogarty, personal, informationnicknamefloodynationalityaustralianborn, 1986, april, . Naomi Flood born 7 April 1986 is an Australian kayaker She was the 2009 overall winner for the Ironwoman Series She represented Australia at 2012 Summer Olympics in the K 2 500 m event with teammate Lyndsie Fogarty 1 Naomi FloodPersonal informationNicknameFloodyNationalityAustralianBorn 1986 04 17 17 April 1986 age 38 SydneyHeight175 cm 5 ft 9 in 2012 SportCountryAustraliaSportCanoeingEvent s K 2 500 m K1 1000mClubManly Warringah Kayak ClubMedal record Women s lifesaving Representing Australia The World Games 2005 Duisburg Oceanwoman 2009 Kaohsiung Oceanwoman 2005 Duisburg Board race 2009 Kaohsiung Board race 2009 Kaohsiung Surf race Contents 1 Personal 2 Canoeing 3 References 4 External linksPersonal editNicknamed Floody Flood was born on 17 April 1986 in Sydney 2 3 She went to primary school at Bilgola Plateau Public School before going to high school at Barrenjoey High School She attended Northern Beaches TAFE from 2004 to 2005 where she earned a Diploma of Hospitality Management 2 3 As of 2012 update she is pursuing a Bachelor of Communications from Open University Australia 3 As of 2012 update she lives in northern Sydney 2 Naomi is a member of the Manly Surf Life Saving Club 4 5 6 As a surf lifesaver she has won several medals at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships 3 5 In 2009 she was the overall winner for the Ironwoman Series after winning the Australian and world titles in the competition 3 5 Flood is 175 centimetres 69 in tall 2 Canoeing editFlood started canoeing in 2009 5 with friends from surfing in order to improve her surf ski skills 3 She was coached by Katrin Borchert from 2010 to 2011 before switching coaches to Martin Marinov in 2011 2 3 Her primary training base is on the Gold Coast Australia with a secondary base in Sydney 2 She is a member of the Manly Warringah Kayak Club 2 3 She has a canoe scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport and the NSW Institute of Sport 2 3 Flood finished 3rd in the K1 1000m event at the 2011 World Championships in Szeged Hungary 2 3 She finished 5th in the K4 500m event at the 2011 World Cup 2 in Racice Czech Republic 2 3 She finished 9th in the K2 500m event at the 2011 World Cup 3 in Duisburg Germany 2 3 She finished 2nd in the K2 500m event and 2nd in the K4 500m event at the 2012 Oceania Championships in Penrith Australia 2 3 She finished 1st in the K2 500m event and 2nd in the K4 500m event at the 2012 National Championships in Penrith Australia 2 5 At the 2012 ICF Sprint World Cup in Russia she came in first in the K1 1000m event 5 Flood has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the K 2 500 m event 5 7 She trained in the Gold Coast in May and June 2012 5 Before the start of the Games she and her canoe teammates trained in Italy at the AIS European Training Centre located in Varese 5 7 8 References edit nbsp Sports portal Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Naomi Flood Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 19 February 2016 a b c d e f g h i j k l m London 2012 Naomi Flood Australia Australian Olympic Committee 2012 Retrieved 5 July 2012 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Naomi Flood Canoe Australia 17 April 1986 Retrieved 5 July 2012 Lefort Cecile Olympics Brigden Jones paddles from Manly surf to London waters Reuters Retrieved 5 July 2012 a b c d e f g h i Kay Bryn She ll paddle for gold at London Olympics The Manly Daily Retrieved 5 July 2012 AFL ahead in the hearts and minds game Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 5 July 2012 a b Flood Naomi London Olympics Naomi Flood Settling into life at our Italy base The Manly Daily Retrieved 5 July 2012 Flood Naomi London Olympics Naomi Flood The big day is racing ever closer The Manly Daily Retrieved 5 July 2012 External links editNaomi Flood at the International Canoe Federation Naomi Flood at the Australian Olympic Committee Naomi Flood at Olympics comNaomi Flood at Olympic org archived Naomi Flood at Olympedia nbsp Naomi Flood at the World Games nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Naomi Flood amp oldid 1214313802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
