K-2, women, 500 m

What to remember

Two New Zealanders shared the boat: Lisa Carrington and Caitlin Regal covered the K-2 500 m in 1 min 35.785 s on August 3, 2021, in the Olympic final in Tokyo. The time is the world best for the event, and the International Canoe Federation only accepts such marks from finals of major events such as the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cups and continental championships.

Tokyo was a rich harvest for Lisa Carrington. Besides this K-2 500 m with Caitlin Regal, she won the K-1 500 m on her own and the K-1 200 m for a third Games in a row, after 2012 and 2016. Born in Tauranga, she became New Zealand's most successful Olympian.

In Paris in 2024 she won the K-2 500 m again, this time with Alicia Hoskin, along with the K-1 500 m and the K-4 500 m. Taking all three 500 m kayak events at one Games put her level with Danuta Kozák.