Nevin Harrison is a Professional American sprint canoeist born on June 2, 2002, in Seattle, Washington. She speaks Spanish fluently which she started speaking at age five. Nevin lived in Kobe, Japan, for six months while she was eight. She attended Roosevelt High School, where she was a sprinter. She has an injury and was diagnosed with Hip Dysplasia, which made her quit being a sprinter. Nevin began her canoeing career at age twelve at the Seattle Canoe and Kayak Club, She found her passion for sprint canoeing during a summer camp where a counselor advised her to try out the sport.
In 2017, Nevin joined the USA Team and competed at the ICF Olympic Hopes Regatta in Račice, Czech Republic, winning a silver medal in the C-1 1000 meters, and gold medals in the 500 meters and 200 meters for her age group. The following year, at the ICF Olympic Hopes Regatta in Poznan, Poland, she secured the gold medals in both the C-1 500 meters and 200 meters.
In 2019, Nevin switched Teams to the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club Racing Team in Gainesville, Georgia. In the USA Team Trials in Oklahoma City, she won the senior and junior C-1 1000 meters, 500 meters, and 200 meters. That same year, she made history by winning a gold medal in the C-1 200 meters at the Canoe Sprint World Championships, this made her the first American to win a World Championship in sprint canoe.
In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, at age 19, Nevin won a gold medal in the women's C-1 200 meters. In 2022, she secured another world championship title in the 200-meter sprint. Recently, she qualified for the U.S. Olympic quota spot by finishing fourth at the 2023 World Championships and won the U.S. Olympic trials in March.
Nevin Harrison Parents
Mark Harrison and Laura Worthen are the parents of Nevin Harrison. They have two children Finley and Nevin Harrison. Mark was a theater and opera director in Manhattan, New York while Laura was an actress.
Who is the father of Nevin Harrison?
Mark Harrison, is the Father of Nevin Harrison, he was a theater and opera director in Manhattan, New York, and then he became a professor.
Who is the mother of Nevin Harrison?
Laura Worthen is the mother of Nevin Harrison and is married to Mark Harrison. She is a Speech-Language Pathologist in Seattle, WA. She attended Brown University, where she earned a degree in Theatre/Performance/History, and the University of Washington, where she earned her master's degree in Speech and Hearing Science with a Medical Emphasis. She has also worked as an actress and director for various theaters.
Laura owns a private speech and language pathology clinic in Seattle, Washington. She worked as a speech therapist at Pediatric Speech and Language Therapy from January 2012 to June 2014 and helps both adults and children who have speech difficulties as a therapist. Laura was also an assistant professor at the University of Texas. She worked as an actress and theater director from August 1983 to June 2007.
In August 2009, Laura began working as a Speech-Language Pathologist at Northwest Center and continued there until January 2012. She volunteered at the Program for Early Parent Support as a group leader and also at Fremont Community School, where she served as the Board's Chairman from 2005 to 2007.
FAQ's on Parents of Nevin Harrison
A. Mark Harrison and Laura Worthen are the parents of Nevin Harrison.
A. Nevin Harrison has one Olympic medal. She won a gold medal in the women's canoe single 200m event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
A. Nevin Harrison is 22 years old. She was born on June 2, 2002.
A. She qualified for the U.S. Olympic quota spot by finishing fourth at the 2023 World Championships and won the U.S. Olympic trials in March.
