{{short description|Australian kayaker (born 1986)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = lightsteelblue | name = Naomi Flood | image = | caption = | birth_name = | full_name = | nickname = Floody | nationality = Australian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|4|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sydney | death_date = | death_place = | height = 175 cm (2012) | weight = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | country = Australia | sport = Canoeing | event = K-2 500 m<br/> K1 1000m | collegeteam = | club = Manly Warringah Kayak Club | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's lifesaving }} {{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }} {{MedalCompetition | The World Games }} {{MedalGold | 2005 Duisburg | Oceanwoman }} {{MedalGold | 2009 Kaohsiung | Oceanwoman }} {{MedalSilver | 2005 Duisburg | Board race }} {{MedalSilver | 2009 Kaohsiung | Board race }} {{MedalSilver | 2009 Kaohsiung | Surf race }} }}
'''Naomi Flood''' (born 7 April 1986) is an Australian kayaker. She was the 2009 overall winner for the Ironwoman Series. She represented Australia at 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-2 500 m event, with teammate Lyndsie Fogarty.<ref>{{Cite Sports-Reference |title=Naomi Flood |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fl/naomi-flood-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418021710/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fl/naomi-flood-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |access-date=2016-02-19}}</ref>
==Personal== Nicknamed Floody, Flood was born on 17 April 1986 in Sydney.<ref name=aoc>{{cite web |url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/naomi-flood |title=London 2012 - Naomi Flood |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |location=Australia |year=2012 |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref><ref name=aussiecanoie/> She went to primary school at Bilgola Plateau Public School before going to high school at Barrenjoey High School. She attended Northern Beaches TAFE from 2004 to 2005, where she earned a Diploma of Hospitality Management.<ref name=aoc/><ref name=aussiecanoie/> {{As of|2012}}, she is pursuing a Bachelor of Communications from Open University Australia.<ref name=aussiecanoie/> {{As of|2012}}, she lives in northern Sydney.<ref name=aoc/>
Naomi is a member of the Manly Surf Life Saving Club.<ref name=manlyperson>{{cite web |last=Lefort |first=Cecile |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/oly-cano-cfwk45-australia-surf-idUSL3E8H63VZ20120626 |title=Olympics-Brigden-Jones paddles from Manly surf to London waters |publisher=Reuters |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref><ref name=competinglongon/><ref name=memberyeah>{{cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/the-fitz-files/afl-ahead-in-the-hearts-and-minds-game-20120622-20tz9.html |title=AFL ahead in the hearts and minds game |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> As a surf lifesaver, she has won several medals at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships.<ref name=aussiecanoie/><ref name=competinglongon/> In 2009, she was the overall winner for the Ironwoman Series after winning the Australian and world titles in the competition.<ref name=aussiecanoie/><ref name=competinglongon/>
Flood is {{convert|175|cm}} tall.<ref name=aoc/>
==Canoeing== Flood started canoeing in 2009<ref name=competinglongon/> with friends from surfing in order to improve her surf ski skills.<ref name=aussiecanoie/> She was coached by Katrin Borchert from 2010 to 2011 before switching coaches to Martin Marinov in 2011.<ref name=aoc/><ref name=aussiecanoie>{{cite web |url=http://www.canoe.org.au/default.asp?Page=19800&MenuID=High_Performance%2F96%2F0%2CCanoe_Sprint%2F75%2F7231%2CAthlete_Profiles%2F20984%2F0%2F0 |title=Naomi Flood |publisher=Canoe Australia |date=1986-04-17 |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> Her primary training base is on the Gold Coast, Australia with a secondary base in Sydney.<ref name=aoc/> She is a member of the Manly Warringah Kayak Club.<ref name=aoc/><ref name=aussiecanoie/> She has a canoe scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport and the NSW Institute of Sport.<ref name=aoc/><ref name=aussiecanoie/>
Flood finished 3rd in the K1 1000m event at the 2011 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.<ref name=aoc/><ref name=aussiecanoie/> She finished 5th in the K4 500m event at the 2011 World Cup 2 in Racice, Czech Republic.<ref name=aoc/><ref name=aussiecanoie/> She finished 9th in the K2 500m event at the 2011 World Cup 3 in Duisburg, Germany.<ref name=aoc/><ref name=aussiecanoie/> She finished 2nd in the K2 500m event and 2nd in the K4 500m event at the 2012 Oceania Championships in Penrith, Australia.<ref name=aoc/><ref name=aussiecanoie/> She finished 1st in the K2 500m event and 2nd in the K4 500m event at the 2012 National Championships in Penrith, Australia.<ref name=aoc/><ref name=competinglongon/> At the 2012 ICF Sprint World Cup in Russia, she came in first in the K1 1000m event.<ref name=competinglongon/>
Flood has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-2 500 m event.<ref name=competinglongon>{{cite web |last=Kay |first=Bryn |url=http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/shell-paddle-for-gold/ |title=She'll paddle for gold at London Olympics |publisher=The Manly Daily |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref><ref name=italyawesome>{{cite web |last=Flood |first=Naomi |url=http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/settling-into-life-at-our-italy-base/ |title=London Olympics — Naomi Flood: Settling into life at our Italy base |publisher=The Manly Daily |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> She trained in the Gold Coast in May and June 2012.<ref name=competinglongon/> Before the start of the Games, she and her canoe teammates trained in Italy at the AIS European Training Centre located in Varese.<ref name=competinglongon/><ref name=italyawesome/><ref name=base2>{{cite web |last=Flood |first=Naomi |url=http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/naomi-flood-the-big-day-is-racing-ever-closer/ |title=London Olympics — Naomi Flood: The big day is racing ever closer |publisher=The Manly Daily |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref>
==References== {{Portal|Sports}} {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{ICF|naomi-flood}} * {{AOC|naomi-flood}} * {{Olympics.com|naomi-flood|org_archive=20190805064442}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{World Games}}
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