{"id":620910,"date":"2026-10-05T03:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/620910\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T03:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:48:10","slug":"olympic-kayaker-lisa-carrington-welcomes-first-child-a-baby-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/620910\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic kayaker Lisa Carrington welcomes first child, a baby girl"},"content":{"rendered":"

In April, the 37-year-old kayaker shared that she and her husband Michael Buck were expecting<\/a> their first child. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is some of the greatest news I\u2019ve ever shared \u2026 Bucky and I are expecting!\u201d Carrington wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so ready for this next chapter and couldn\u2019t be more excited to begin our journey into parenthood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe 37-year-old kayaker announced she and her husband, Michael Buck, were expecting their first child together in April. Photo \/ Instagram<\/p>\n

The new mother previously said the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028 would remain her competitive goal.<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Overall, Carrington is a nine-time Olympic medallist, with a bronze in the K-1 500m in Rio in 2016.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s first Olympic medal in the discipline.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

In Tokyo, she claimed three golds in the K-1 200m, K-1 500m and K-2 500m, paddling with Caitlin Regal. <\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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