"Because she has got someone like me who has been winning on the world stage for a long time it is really difficult for someone like Aimee to get that spot. But she is still a world class athlete.
"If she was in any other country she would be winning world championship and Olympic Games medals. But that's not to say she may not push me off my spot any time soon ... she has huge potential," Carrington stressed.
A multiple winner at the New Zealand Maori and Halberg Sports Awards functions, Carrington said it has been awesome to see where Fisher has come from and the connections she has.
"Aimee is such a good person who has made a great contribution to her society."
Carrington was impressed with the calibre of the young paddlers in the Bay and the coaching they receive.
"They are a really good bunch of kids and there are quality people supporting these kids who are doing a nice job. These coaches aren't getting paid and it would be great if they could be paid something. They don't have any club facilities and when they step out of the water they are walking through stones and mud ... there's tough work involved in doing the sport they love."
Carrington and her New Zealand teammates will begin a new training cycle this week. Their next regatta will be Rotorua's Blue Lake II in December.
They will also tackle the Cambridge-hosted nationals in February.
"We won't be at our best. We're aiming to build for the August world championships in Hungary which is a qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics."
Carrington pointed out she is hoping to do three events at the 2020 Olympics.
"More than that is a real challenge. It's challenging doing more than one so that's what I can hope for."
Two-time winner of the Hawke's Bay Sportsperson of the Year award, Fisher said it was exciting being back at her home club.
"When I was coming through the age groups I spent a lot of time on the water on my own. Now there is a good group training together and my old coach [Ben Bennett] is still here."
Fisher said she was looking forward to taking Carrington to Heretaunga Intermediate so the youngsters there could hear about her journey.
"It's going to be a pretty laid-back visit. We will play a bit of basketball against them too."
Like Carrington, Fisher knows how important the Hungary world championships are in terms of Olympic Games qualification.
"Next year is a big one for us."
She hopes to do one other event in addition to the K4 in Tokyo.
"We all have some pretty big ambitions so it's important we share the load ... we'll be training harder than ever before," Fisher said.
As usual Fisher was well organised and punctual during her commitments over the past three days and she said Jared Thompson, of Hawke's Bay Toyota, could take a lot of the credit after lending the trio a car to travel around in.
