Lynn Simpson

Lynn Simpson

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1971-02-16) 16 February 1971 Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Sport
Sport	canoe slalom
Event	K1
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing Great Britain World Championships 1995 Nottingham K1 1995 Nottingham K1 team 1993 Mezzana K1 team 1997 Três Coroas K1 team

Lynn Simpson (Lynn Reys) (born 16 February 1971 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1: 1995), a silver (K1 team: 1995), and two bronzes (K1 team: 1993, 1997). She also won the World Cup series in three consecutive seasons between 1994 and 1996.

Simpson also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of tenth in the K1 event in Barcelona in 1992.

Post retirement Lynn now coaches youth paddlers at the northern german canoe powerhouse Stortebeker padelsport club alongside her husband and former bbc TV paddles up champion Mickel Reys in the city of Bremen.

Lynn also appeared numerous times on bbc question of sport. Including the 1995 christmas special with contestant Gordon Strachan, Prince Nassim Hamed, and the athletic heartthrob Roger Black.

World Cup individual podiums

				Total
K1	10	1	1	12

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
1993	18 July 1993	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	K1
	25 July 1993	Lofer	1st	K1
	21 August 1993	Minden	1st	K1
1994	26 June 1994	Nottingham	3rd	K1
	3 July 1994	Augsburg	1st	K1
	18 September 1994	Asahi, Aichi	1st	K1
1995	9 July 1995	Mezzana	1st	K1
	16 July 1995	Lofer	2nd	K1
	1 October 1995	Ocoee	1st	K1
1996	9 June 1996	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	K1
	29 September 1996	Três Coroas	1st	K1
1997	6 July 1997	Bratislava	1st	K1

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lynn Simpson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.