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* 2004 u.s. olympic trials champion (k-2 & k-4 500m)
* three-time molo solo world champion (outrigger canoe race to molokai island)
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* a native of hawaii, she grew up paddling canoes and surf skis in hawaii since she was 12 years old, but did not begin kayaking in the k-1 events until age 22
* participates in six-person paddling in long distance races and regattas during summertime
* raised in an athletic family: father, mike, won a gold medal at the 1968 junior olympics in water polo; mother, jill, was an avid canoe paddler as a youngster; sister, nicole, finished fourth at the world championships for tandem surfing
* enjoys surfing, one-person outrigger canoe paddling, surfski paddling, hiking, camping, canoe sailing, cliff jumping, playing volleyball, swimming, dancing and reading
* trains at the olympic training center in chula vista, calif. under coach jerzy dziadkowiec
* was home schooled growing up on the island of maui