27/07/2016 Ian Borrows | AUS Team | Rio 2016
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/ianborrows 1/2
Ian Borrows
Athlete Biography
Twelve months after failing to make the Australian Canoe Slalom World Championships team, Ian
Borrows secured the single C1 canoe slalom spot for Rio. He placed 12th and was the top placed
Australian at the third and 䘀쐂nal Olympic selection trial at the Oceania Championships in Penrith in
February, 2016.
Borrows was the highest ranked Australian on the 2015 ICF World rankings going into the
quali䘀쐂cation events. On his home course in Penrith, Borrows just missed out on the 2016 Australian
Open 䘀쐂nal yet was the highest ranked Australian in the event, the 䘀쐂rst of three Olympic selection
trials.
Borrows consistently made the semi䘀쐂nals at each of the ICF World Cups in 2014 and won gold at
the 2014 Australian Open in Penrith. It was the return of this 2014 form at the 2016 Australian
Open and the 2016 Oceania Championships in February that secured him the Rio quali䘀쐂er. He
defeated London Olympian Robin Je䘀䤃ery for selection, after Je䘀䤃ery secured quota spot the day
before..
As a 10-year-old in 2000, Borrows traveled to Penrith to watch the slalom at the Sydney Olympics,
which ignited his paddling passion. He was then selected to represent Australia at the 2005
Australian Youth Olympics Festival at age 16 in the K1 event.
Before every race, Borrows likes to give his boat a hug and kiss the deck while sitting in the starting
gate for luck. He combines training and competing with a full time tradesman’s job, working for his
father.
All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission.
O䘀朄cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/sports/canoe/kayak-slalomhttp://rio2016.olympics.com.au/
27/07/2016 Ian Borrows | AUS Team | Rio 2016
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/ianborrows 2/2
Canoe/Kayak - Slalom
Fast Facts
Sport Canoe/Kayak - Slalom Status Selected
Event/s C1 Men Height 186
Weight 78 Age 26
Born Paddington, NSW, Australia Lives Lapstone, NSW, Australia
Recent Performances
12th (C1) – 2016 Oceania Championships (Penrith, Australia)
12th (C1) – 2016 Australian Open (Penrith, Australia)
20th (C1) – ICF World Cup 3 (Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia)?
23rd (C1) – ICF World Cup 1 (Prague, Czech Republic)
27th (C1) – ICF World Cup 2 (Krakow, Poland)
Training
Coach Mike Druce (2015-current)
Club Penrith Valley Canoeing, Penrith,NSW, Australia
Institute/Academy NSWIS AIS
Primary Training Base Penrith Australia
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/sports/canoe/kayak-slalomhttp://rio2016.olympics.com.au/sports/canoe/kayak-slalom
27/07/2016 Lucien Delfour | AUS Team | Rio 2016
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/luciendelfour 1/3
Lucien Delfour
Athlete Biography
Lucien Delfour secured the single men’s K1 canoe slalom spot in Rio after a head-to-head battle
with Australian Jaxon Merritt in the third Olympic nominations trial at the Oceania Championships
in Penrith in February, 2016.
After a very strong 2015 season, Delfour ended the year at number three in the K1 world rankings.
The 2015 Australian Open champion produced three top 10 漀䰀nishes in the ICF World Cup series, to
漀䰀nish second in the overall standings.
Born in Papeete in French Polynesia, he attended school in France before getting his degree in
Industrial Maintenance in Pau, France. He moved to Australia in 2010 and became a citizen in 2014,
however his second training base is still in Pau.
Although he grew up wanting to be a pilot, Delfour started canoeing in 1997 at age 8. He had his
漀䰀rst international podium 漀䰀nish in 2006 when he won silver in the European Junior Championships
in France.
He is based in Sydney and coached by French former World Champion and European Champion,
Julien Billaut.
All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission.
Canoe/Kayak - Slalom
Fast Facts
O愀 cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/sports/canoe/kayak-slalomhttp://rio2016.olympics.com.au/
27/07/2016 Lucien Delfour | AUS Team | Rio 2016
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/luciendelfour 2/3
Sport Canoe/Kayak - Slalom Status Selected
Event/s K1 Men Height 177
Weight 69 Age 27
Born Papeete, French Polynesia Lives Penrith, NSW, Australia
Ian Borrows
Jessica Fox
Career Highlights
5th place at the 2015 World Championships in Deep Creek, USA
2nd place in the overall 2015 World Cup series ranking
4x World Cup Medalist
Education
Primary College de Geaune, France
Secondary Lycee Saint Cricq, Pau France
Tertiary Industrial Maintenance, Immaculee conception Beau-Frene, Pau, France
Training
Coach Myriam Fox, 2010
Primary Training Base Penrith, Australia
Secondary Training Base Pau, France
Q&A
Favourite food Thai Food
Favourite holiday destination Anywhere outside of Penrith
Favourite music Rock and electro
Dream car Nissan GT-R
Personal Motto I surround myself with better people. It gets me motivated and inspired.
Star Sign Capricorn
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/sports/canoe/kayak-slalomhttp://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/ian-borrowshttp://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/jessica-fox1
27/07/2016 Lucien Delfour | AUS Team | Rio 2016
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/luciendelfour 3/3
I would spend my last $10 on Food
Tattoos/Piercings None..yet
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Clay shooting
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Tony Estanguet's third Olympic gold medal
Most Inᴠ挀uential person in your career/life My coach
Why this sport? I didn't have a choice.
27/07/2016 Jessica Fox | AUS Team | Rio 2016
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/jessicafox1 1/3
Jessica Fox
Athlete Biography
Jessica Fox will be aiming for her second Olympic medal after securing the single K1 canoe slalom
spot for the 2016 Rio Games with her victory in the second Australian nomination trial at the
Oceania Championships in Penrith, in February 2016.
In her debut Olympics, Fox produced one of the surprises of the 2012 London Games as the 18-
year-old paddled to silver in the K1 event, outgunning all but one of her more experienced rivals.
Having parents who were both involved in the sport, Jess Fox grew up by the river. She competed
in swimming before she started paddling at age 11 as rehabilitation after breaking her arm.
Her parents are both Olympians. Her father, Richard, competed for Great Britain in the K1 at the
1992 Barcelona Olympics, 纟觥nishing fourth and was a 5-time World Champion. He has been head
coach and section manager for the Australian canoe/kayak team. Her mother, Myriam, competed
for France at the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, winning bronze in Atlanta in
the K1. She was a 2-time World Champion and was a slalom coach at the 2004 and 2008 Games for
Australia. A love for the water runs in the family as she competed against her younger sister,
Noemie Fox, for the single elusive K1 Olympic spot.
All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission.
Canoe/Kayak - Slalom
Fast Facts
O៥闹cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/sports/canoe/kayak-slalomhttp://rio2016.olympics.com.au/
27/07/2016 Jessica Fox | AUS Team | Rio 2016
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/jessicafox1 2/3
Sport Canoe/Kayak - Slalom Status Selected
Event/s K1 Women Nickname Jess
Height 166 Weight 63
Age 22 Born Marseille, France
Lives Leonay, NSW, Australia
Olympic Information
2012 London - 2nd (K1)
Singapore 2010 - 1st (K1)
Recent Performances
2nd (K1) – 2016 Oceania Championships (Penrith, Australia)
13th (K1) – 2016 Australian Open (Penrith, Australia)
4th (K1) – 2015 ICF World Championships (London, Great Britain)
1st (K1) – 2015 ICF U23 World Championships (Foz do Iguassu, Brazil)
1st (K1) – 2015 National Championships (Eildon, Australia)
Career Highlights
Double World Champion (k1/c1) in Deep Creek USA 2014
Olympic Silver medallist 2012 in London
4th place K1 and World Champion C1 at the 2015 World Championships in London
Education
Primary Leonay Public School & Glenbrook Primary School (NSW, Australia)
Secondary Blaxland High School (NSW, Australia)
Tertiary Bachelor Social Science (Psychology) - Swinburne online 2013- present
Training
Coach Myriam Fox (2009 - current)
Institute/Academy NSWIS / AIS
Primary Training Base Penrith, Australia
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/sports/canoe/kayak-slalom
27/07/2016 Jessica Fox | AUS Team | Rio 2016
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/jessicafox1 3/3
Q&A
Favourite food Mango and chocolate
Favourite holiday destination Marseille in france, New York
Star Sign Gemini
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Slalom skiing or equestrian
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Tony Estanguet - triple Olympic Champion in London