Lisa comes from New Zealand’s sunny Bay of Plenty and now lives, trains and studies in Auckland. She was introduced to kayaking by her father who convinced her to attend a development camp in Rotorua run by New Zealand Olympic legend Ian Ferguson. Lisa directly qualified for the K1 200m Olympic boat and athlete quota at the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, she also became New Zealand’s first World Champion in the sport. At the same regatta Lisa and partner Erin Taylor qualified their boat and athlete quota for the K2 500m. This was Lisa’s first Olympic Games where she won New Zealand's sixth gold medal of the Games.

Darryl started kayaking as winter training for Surf ski paddling and
hasn’t looked back. He trains at Poverty Bay Kayak Club, which is headed
by New Zealand Olympic medallist Alan Thompson. The London Olympics
is Darryl’s first Games experience. Darryl qualified the K2 1000m
Olympic boat and athlete quotas with partner Steve Ferguson at the
Oceania Championships. The two then went on to place 7th in the final of the mens double at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Teneale was born on the Mainland, New Zealand but now resides on the sunny North Shore, Auckland and is currently studying at the University of Auckland. She was introduced to kayaking by her Surf Life Saving coach. Teneale recently qualified the K1 500m Olympic boat and athlete quota at the Oceania Championships and is looking to build on this success at the World Cups. Teneale finished 19th at last year’s World Championships, she has demonstrated significant recent improvement and performed strongly at the World Cups in Europe. She has beaten five of the top sixteen athletes at least once this season and is now ranked twelfth on the Olympic tables. She is a talented athlete showing fast improvement and tracking for big future in the sport. London was Teneale's first Olympic Games. She placed 7th in the B final.