Photographer: Ali Bharmal / Red Bull Content Pool
Nouria Newman
Meet Nouria, a bad-ass kayaker who’s definitely on the short-list of the most progressive kayakers out there.
Photographer: Ali Bharmal / Red Bull Content Pool
Nouria started kayaking at the age of five on the calm Isere River, and she
never looked back. The list of accomplishments on the river is long, very long. She spent several years
primarily racing slalom, kayak freestyle and extreme kayaking, while managing to finish a masters in
journalism and political science from Sciences Po Toulouse. After achieving the title of vice world champion
in 2013, she struggled to make a comeback after injury in 2015 and decided to press the reset button!
She gave up her Olympic dream and the artificial white water stadiums to go back to her first love: the river.
Photographer: Ali Bharmal / Red Bull Content Pool
Nouria is vocal in stating that she’s not only traveling the globe in search
for whitewater. To Nouria human adventures like discovering new cultures, broadening her mindset, sharing and
meeting people is as rewarding.
