Ashley Nee

Ashley Nee
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1989-06-15) June 15, 1989
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)
Website ashleynee.com
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Canoe
Medal record
Women's slalom canoeing
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoSlalom canoeing

Ashley Nee (born June 15, 1989)[1] is an American slalom canoeist who has competed since 2004.[2]

Early life and education

Nee is from Darnestown, Maryland. She began paddling after a chance encounter at Valley Mill Camp at the age of 10 and participated in racing when she was 12 years old.[3] Nee attended Northwest High School. She attended University of Hawaii before transferring to University of Maryland, College Park[4] to pursue a degree in kinesiology.[5] Nee was an emergency medical technician in Montgomery County, Maryland.[6]

Career

Nee trains at the Dickerson Whitewater Course. In 2008, Nee qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics but she did not compete due to a shoulder injury. Nee won bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games.[6] She finished in 14th place in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[7]

Personal life

Nee is openly gay.[7][8] She is married to Ashley McEwan.[9][10] They met in 2008 while Nee was working at a summer camp.[11] She moved to Hawaii with her wife in 2008 to get a break from paddling and racing. They moved back to Maryland in 2012.[3]

ReferencesF10

  1. ↑ "Ashley Nee". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Overview of athlete's results". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Walker, Childs (2016-06-06). "Maryland native Ashley Nee preparing for first Olympics on U.S. canoe and kayak team". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  4. ↑ Shih, Karin (2016-08-02). "Paddle to the Medal". Terp Magazine. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  5. ↑ Roberts, Diane (2016-08-08). "Darnstown's Ashley Nee moves on in Rio". WUSA. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  6. 1 2 Kim, Hairston. "Ashley Nee, canoe slalom". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  7. 1 2 Zeigler, Cyd (2016-08-11). "Out American kayaker Ashley Nee finishes 14th". Outsports. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  8. ↑ Nast, Condé. "Memo: Gay Men Are Not The Only Queer Olympians Worth Celebrating". them. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  9. ↑ Bernstein, Daniel (2016-08-04). "She quit when she didn't make the 2008 Olympics. Now this UMD kayaker is going to Rio". The Diamondback. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  10. ↑ Schupp, Karin (2016-08-07). "Noch mehr lesbische Sportlerinnen in Rio". L-Mag (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  11. ↑ "Out Olympic Hopeful Tells Inspiring Story of Rediscovering Love of Her Sport - Athlete Ally". Athlete Ally. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
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