In April, the 37-year-old kayaker shared that she and her husband Michael Buck were expecting their first child.
“This is some of the greatest news I’ve ever shared … Bucky and I are expecting!” Carrington wrote.
“We are so ready for this next chapter and couldn’t be more excited to begin our journey into parenthood.”
The 37-year-old kayaker announced she and her husband, Michael Buck, were expecting their first child together in April. Photo / Instagram
The new mother previously said the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028 would remain her competitive goal.
Carrington swept her three events at the Paris Olympics in 2024, bringing her gold medal count to eight with wins in the K-1 500m, K-2 500m and K-4 500m.
Overall, Carrington is a nine-time Olympic medallist, with a bronze in the K-1 500m in Rio in 2016.
In 2024, Carrington achieved a career first with gold in the K-4 500m alongside Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan. The gold was Carrington’s first Olympic medal in the discipline.
Carrington made her Olympic debut in London in 2012, claiming gold in the K-1 200m. She took gold in the same event in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, as well as bronze in the K-1 500m.
In Tokyo, she claimed three golds in the K-1 200m, K-1 500m and K-2 500m, paddling with Caitlin Regal.
While the K-1 200m was not contested in Paris, Carrington still won gold in the K-1 500m, K-2 500m with Alicia Hoskin, and the K-4 500m.
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