New Zealand named a six-strong canoe sprint team for the Rio Olympics. Check out who will be waving the Kiwi flag.
Lisa Carrington
Birthdate: June 23, 1989
Hometown: Whakatane
Discipline: K1 200m & K1 500m
Previous Olympics: London 2012, 1st K1 200m
Fact: At the 2015 World Championships in Milan, Carrington became the first female paddler in 18 years to win the K1 200/500m double. She was also only the second New Zealander (after Paul MacDonald) to take two golds at a World Champs.
Women's K4 500m
![Caitlin Ryan, Kayla Imrie, Jaimee Lovett and Aimee Fisher pose during the New Zealand Olympic teams Rio 2016. photo / Getty](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JV4KDKAQSTVNJETN64PRXQOIFY.jpg?auth=758b1649455b36fea6fa62dbabe53bdaffcdc8de105f50776adb24b5764a8b24&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)
Jaimee Lovett
Birthdate: May 5th, 1988
Hometown: Whakatane
Discipline: K4 500
Previous Olympics: No
Fact: Lovett was a key part of Lisa Carrington's success in 2012, as her main training partner in the build up to the London Olympics.