Lynn Simpson


Lynn Simpson is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

Early life

She grew up on Wesley Close in South Cave. The local village raised money for her, and the local county council gave her a grant of £1,000, and by local companies.
She attended South Hunsley School. From the University of Nottingham she gained a 2.1 in Economics in 1994. She was the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year 1995.

Career

She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold, a silver, and two bronzes. She also won the World Cup series in three consecutive seasons between 1994 and 1996.
Simpson also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of tenth in the K1 event in Barcelona in 1992.
Post retirement Lynn now coaches youth paddlers at the northern german canoe powerhouse Stortebeker padelsport club alongside her husband and former bbc TV paddles up champion Mickel Reys in the city of Bremen.
Lynn also appeared numerous times on BBC's Question of Sport, including the 1995 Christmas special with contestant Gordon Strachan, Prince Nassim Hamed, and Roger Black.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
199318 July 1993La Seu d'Urgell1stK1
199325 July 1993Lofer1stK1
199321 August 1993Minden1stK1
199426 June 1994Nottingham3rdK1
19943 July 1994Augsburg1stK1
199418 September 1994Asahi, Aichi1stK1
19959 July 1995Mezzana1stK1
199516 July 1995Lofer2ndK1
19951 October 1995Ocoee1stK1
19969 June 1996La Seu d'Urgell1stK1
199629 September 1996Três Coroas1stK1
19976 July 1997Bratislava1stK1