Follow Rishan as she travels the world training and competing to be the best she can be.
Her goal is to be the first woman to represent Samoa in flat water sprint kayaking at the Olympic Games.
After competing at her first world championships in Poznan 2010 she has her sights set on qualifying for London 2012.


ACHIEVEMENTS


2011

January       Sydney, Australia                      - 9th K1 U18 500m A Final
28-30            GP2 Regatta                            - 6th K1 U18 1000m A Final

February      Rotorua, New Zealand              - 4th K1 U19 200m A Final

4-5                NZ Nationals/Oceania               - 3rd K1 U19 500m A Final
                                                                  - 1st K1 U19 4km
                                                                       
                                                                  - 4th K1 U23 200m A Final
                                                                  - 3rd K1 U23 500m A Final

March         Adelaide, Australia                     - 7th K1 U18 200m B Final
16-20           Australian Canoe Champs           - 5th K1 U18 500m B Final
                                                                  - 5th K1 U18 5 Km
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2010

December     Rotorua, New Zealand                         - 3rd K1 U19 200m A Final
4-5                 CRNZ Blue Lake Regatta 2                   - 4th K1 U19 500m A Final

September    Savona, Italy                                      - 3rd K1 200m Junior Female
25-26             International Canoe Sprint Regatta        - 5th K1 200m Senior Female

August          Poznan, Poland                                     First participation at a Senior World
18-23             ICF World Sprint Champs                       Championships.             

7-17               Lezeczki, Poland                                    One of 15 athletes selected to
                     ICF Talent ID Programme                        participate from 60 applicants.

May              Auckland, New Zealand                          - 1st K1 Junior Female
16                 Northern Regional Marathon

March           Rotorua, New Zealand                           - 8th K1 U19 200m A Final
26-28             NZ Canoe Sprint Champs                       - 8th K1 U19 500m A Final

February      Penrith, Australia                                   - 4th K1 U16 200m B Final
12-14            Oceania Open Canoe Champs                 - 3rd K1 U16 500m B Final
                                                                               - 2nd K1 U16 1000m B Final
                                                                               - 3rd K1 U16 2500m A Final
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2009

December      Rotorua, New Zealand                           - 3rd K1 U17 200m A Final
5-6                  CRNZ Blue Lake Regatta                       - 4th K1 U17 500m A Final
                                                                       
October        Auckland, New Zealand                           - 1st K1 Junior Female
9                   Henderson Marathon Race

September   Tauranga, New Zealand                           - 2nd K1 10km Junior Female
16                 New Zealand 10km Canoe Champs