She was the girl from Hawke's Bay who started kayaking as bit of cross-training for canoe polo.
On Monday, Aimee Fisher became a world champion kayaker, and while she may have having moved to Auckland she hasn't forgotten her home club, and still races in its name.
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The tinge of black-and-white pride was palpable on Monday as Hawke's Bay Kayak Racing Club chairman Lionel da Silva celebrated the 26-year-old winning the women's K1 500 World canoe sprint title in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Sunday.
She already had made a name for herself, with a string of performances which have made her the three-times winner of the Supreme Award at the Hawke's Bay Sports Awards. But this was her best, says da Silva, reliving the commentary having watched the live-stream from home in the Bay.