Name: Leanne Guinea

Date of Birth: 12/02/1985

Hometown: Eltham, Austrailia

Sport: Slalom canoeing

How many years training in canoe?

I’ve been training for four years.

How many days/week do you train in canoe?

Seven!

Do you have a coach and/or a training group?

Yann Le Pennec is my coach.

Do you cross-train?

Yep. Running, weights, boxing, Australian Rules Football.

Do you coach /mentor others?

Yes

Who is your closest rival?

Great rivalry between the Australian Women canoeists including Ros Lawrence and Jess Fox.

Current/Prior year accomplishments:

Vice World Champions 2010

2nd place Overall World Cup Ranking 2011.

Goals for 2012:

Overall World Cup champion

What is your favorite music?

Alternative

What is your message to the world regarding women in canoe?

“At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done – then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago” ~Frances Hodgson Burnett