The regional uber-achiever award of the year thus far has to go to kayaker Aimee Fisher.
Her father Chris said it best this week when he agreed his daughter had materialised as "a global rock star" after her two gold medals in the K1 200m and 500m at the under-23 world championships in Romania this week.
The 22-year-old former Karamu High School student will now be coached by Gordon Walker - the man behind New Zealand's multiple world and Olympic champion Lisa Carrington.
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Her father also said it couldn't be a more exciting time for New Zealand kayaking.