Education
She attended Whakatane High School, and Massey University in Albany.
She attended Whakatane High School, and Massey University in Albany.
Born in Tauranga, Carrington was raised in Ohope Beach, a satellite town of Whakatane in the eastern Bay of Plenty, and is of Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki and Ngāti Porou descent. She is coached by Gordon Walker. Carrington was chosen New Zealand"s Māori Sportsperson of the year in November 2012, and senior Māori sportswoman of the year.
The pair became the first New Zealanders ever to reach a World Championship A final at the International Coach Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań, Poland.
Their time of one minute 42.365 seconds in the semifinals meant they qualified third fastest for the final of the K-2 500 metres, however they finished the final in ninth position. The result secured an Olympic qualification berth for New Zealand.
She was also honoured with the Māori Senior Sports Woman of the Year Award. Carrington was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, in the K-2 500 metres alongside Taylor, and individually in the K-1 200 metres.
She and Taylor came 7th in the K-2 500 metres.