The New Zealand women's kayakers have won four gold medals at the opening World Cup regatta in Hungary.
New Zealand kayakers Kayla Imrie and Lisa Carrington after receiving gold medals in the K2 500 race Photo: © Photosport Ltd 2018 © Bence Vekassy (ICF) / canoephotography.com 2018
With Lisa Carrington in the front seat, the New Zealand quartet including Aimee Fisher, Kayla Imrie and Caitlin Ryan ended the day winning gold in the K4 500.
The K4 team dominated the world cups in 2017, before finishing third in the World Championships, and Carrington said the team was using that result to drive them this year.
"It was a really good indicator that we still had work to do, and I think we still do," she said.
"We just need to keep striving to keep getting better. I know each one of us can, we are all working so hard every day, but we love it."
Adding to the K1 500 and K2 500 already won on the previous day, Carrington finished with three gold medals for the weekend, including the K4.
Carrington's second gold came in the K2 200, paddling alongside U23 world champion Aimee Fisher.
"For me personally there's been a lot of changes, but it really feels like it's coming together now. I'm really enjoying jumping in with these different combinations," Fisher said.
The team will now prepare to compete in Duisburg Germany for the second and final cup regatta this weekend.
