Career
She was brought up in Walton-on-Thames and started Kayaking at Elmbridge Canoe Club, Weybridge at the age of 12. She then moved to Marlow, Buckinghamshire to train with the Great Britain Kayaking team at Dorney Lake and Bisham Abbey. Another 5th at the International Coach Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth, Canada confirmed the results were not a fluke.
She finished the year with a Silver at the Under 23 Canoe Marathon World Championships in Gaia, Portugal.
2010 A solid year for Louisa in the Sprint event where she came 9th (K2 500m) at the 2010 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Trasona, Spain and then another 5th (k4 500m) at the 2010 International Coach Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships, gaining time on the medal positions. 2011 Remaining in the Great Britain Women"s K4 500m event throughout the year, Louisa was 6th at the 2011 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and this was followed by a 4th and Olympic qualification at the 2011 International Coach Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
2012 Louisa started the season at the 2012 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, with a 4th in the Women"s K4 500m event. At the London Olympics 2012 in August she came 5th in the Women"s K4 500m final, competing with Rachel Cawthorn, Jess Walker and Angela Hannah.
She came 11th in the K2 500m event with Abigail Edmonds.
She is supported by the United Kingdom Sport Olympic Podium Programme and sponsored by Sweaty Betty, Shock Absorber and Tesco.
