Lynn Simpson

Lynn Simpson (Lynn Reys) (born 16 February 1971 in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

Early life She grew up on Wesley Close in South Cave. The local village raised money for her, and the local county council gave her a grant of £1,000, and by local companies.

She attended South Hunsley School. From the University of Nottingham she gained a 2.1 in Economics in 1994. She was the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year 1995.

Career 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's Question of Sport, including the 1995 Christmas special with contestant Gordon Strachan, Prince Nassim Hamed, and Roger Black.

World Cup individual podiums Total K1 10 1 1 12

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 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