Rosalyn Lawrence

Rosalyn "Ros" Lawrence (born 12 June 1989) is an Australian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. She also competes in wildwater and creeking events.[1][2]

Rosalyn Lawrence

Rosalyn Lawrence at the 2019 Canoe Slalom World Championships.
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Ros
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 Lismore, Australia
Residence	Penrith, NSW
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Canoe slalom/extreme kayaking
Event(s)	C1, K1, Extreme K1
Club	Big River Canoe Club
Coached by	Julien Billaut
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st (2012, C1W)
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing  Australia World Championships 2013 Prague C1 team 2015 London C1 team 2019 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team 2017 Pau C1 team 2017 Pau K1 team U23 World Championships 2012 Wausau C1 2012 Wausau C1 team Women's Wildwater canoeing World Championships 2011 Augsburg C1
Updated on 25 September 2019.

Lawrence won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C1 team: 2013,[3] 2015, 2019), a silver (C1 team: 2017) and a bronze (K1 team: 2017). She won the overall World Cup title in the C1 category twice (2011 and 2012),[4] as well as in 2009, when it was a demonstration event.[2]

Lawrence also won the Sickline Extreme race in 2012[5] and the Wildwater World Championship in C1W in 2011.[1]

Her two older sisters have also competed in canoe slalom. Jacqueline Lachmann (née Lawrence) is an Olympic silver medalist (2008 Beijing Olympic Games) and Katrina is the overall world cup champion in K1 from 2008.[6][7]

Personal life

Lawrence was born on 12 June 1989 in Lismore, NSW, Australia and grew up in Old Bonalbo, a small country town in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. She has been living in Penrith, New South Wales since 2007.[1]

Lawrence completed her HSC in 2006 at Bonalbo Central School and went on to complete a Bachelor of International and Global Studies at the University of Sydney, where she was a scholarship holder in the Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness Elite Athlete Program.[8]

Canoeing

Lawrence races in K1 and C1 events and has been a member of the Australian national canoe/kayak team since 2009. From 2004 to 2006 she was a member of the Australian junior national team and in 2007 & 2012 she competed as a member of the Australian Under 23 team. Lawrence holds a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport,[9] and the New South Wales Institute of Sport.[10] Domestically she races for the Big River Canoe Club.[2]

Lawrence was vocal in trying to push for gender equity for her sport to improve by the 2016 Olympics, when there was only one Olympic class available for women in slalom, while there were three for men.[1][11][12]

Lawrence was introduced to the sport by her father Laurie, who coached the Bonalbo Central School canoe team.[2]

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2009	1 February 2009	Mangahao	3rd	K1^1
2011	25 June 2011	Tacen	1st	C1
	2 July 2011	L'Argentière-la-Bessée	2nd	C1
	9 July 2011	Markkleeberg	3rd	C1
	13 August 2011	Prague	1st	C1
2012	9 June 2012	Cardiff	1st	C1
	1 September 2012	Bratislava	2nd	C1
2014	21 June 2014	Prague	1st	C1
	2 August 2014	La Seu d'Urgell	3rd	C1
	16 August 2014	Augsburg	2nd	C1
2017	1 July 2017	Markkleeberg	3rd	C1
2018	31 August 2018	Tacen	2nd	C1

¹ Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

Results

2013

1st C1W teams – ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (Prague, CZE)
2nd C1W – Australian Open (Penrith, NSW)
2nd C1W – Oceania Championships (Mangahao, NZL)
2nd K1W – Oceania Championships (Mangahao, NZL)
1st K1W – National Championships (Eildon, VIC)

2012

1st K1W – Sickline Extreme Kayak race (Oetz, AUT)[1]
World number 1 ranking C1W[13]
Overall C1W Canoe Slalom World Cup Champion
1st C1W – Canoe Slalom World Cup 1 (Cardiff, GBR)
2nd C1W – Canoe Slalom World Cup 5 (Bratislava, SVK)
1st C1W – Canoe Slalom Under 23 World Championships (Wausau, USA)
1st C1W teams – Canoe Slalom Under 23 World Championships (Wausau, USA)
1st C1W – New Zealand Open (Mangahao, NZL)
2nd C1W – Oceania Championships (Penrith, NSW)
2nd C1W – National Championships (Mersey, TAS)
3rd K1W – National Championships (Mersey, TAS)
3rd C1W – Australian Open (Penrith, NSW)

2011

Overall C1W Canoe Slalom World Cup Champion
1st C1W teams – ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (Bratislava, SVK)
1st C1W – ICF Wildwater Canoe World Championships (Augsburg, GER)
1st C1W – Canoe Slalom World Cup 1 (Tacen, SLO)
1st C1W – Canoe Slalom World Cup 4 (Prague, CZE)
2nd C1W – Canoe Slalom World Cup 2 (L'Argentiere, FRA)
3rd C1W – Canoe Slalom World Cup 3 (Markkleeberg, GER)
2nd K1W – Oceania Open (Penrith, NSW)
3rd C1W – National Championships (Eildon, VIC)
1st C1W – National Championships (Nymboida, NSW)

2009

2nd C1W – World Championship Demonstration Event (La Seu d'Urgell, ESP)
3rd K1W – Australian Open (Penrith, NSW)
2nd C1W – Australian Open (Penrith, NSW)

Awards

2011 International Canoe Federation Athlete of the Month (August)[14]
2011 Australian Canoeing (AC) Athlete of the Year (non-Olympic discipline)
2011 AC Team of the Year (Women's C1)
2011 AC People's Choice Award
2009 AC Canoeist of the Year
2005 NSWCHS blue for canoeing[15]
2005 Pierre de Coubertin Award[16]

References

1. Harding, Nicholas (18 April 2013). "Rosalyn Lawrence: the most versatile wildwater athlete there is?". Sportscene. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
2. "Rosalyn Lawrence (K1/C1)". Retrieved 26 September 2013.
3. "Lawrence stars on final day". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
4. "Rosalyn LAWRENCE (AUS)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
5. Shaw, Rodrick. "Rosalyn Lawrence out to show women can be extreme". Penrith Star. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
6. Brown, Alex (16 August 2008). "Silverware a surprise bonus for Lawrence". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
7. "Lawrence included in Aussie line up". The Northern Star. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
8. Tilley, Andrew. "Lawrence looks to London". Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
9. "AIS Canoeing – Slalom – Rosalyn Lawrence". Australian Institute of Sport. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
10. "Fantastic Fox wins gold". NSWIS News. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
11. Craig, Mitchell (26 February 2013). "Last of the Lawrence sisters". The Northern Star. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
12. Kirkpatrick, Dave (30 June 2009). "Silver start to career". The Northern Star. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
13. "ICF Slalom World Ranking 2012–4 C1W". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
14. "Rosalyn Lawrence (AUS) – August". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
15. "A silver medal to the girl from Bonalbo". DET NSW School Sports Unit. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
16. "PIERRE DE COUBERTIN AWARDS NSW – June 2005" (PDF). NSW Olympics Council. Retrieved 27 September 2013.

External links

• Rosalyn Lawrence at the International Canoe Federation
• Sportscene profile