Nouria Newman’s Big-Water Indian Solo Will Scare You But You’ll Smile
She’s five-foot-nothing and sounds like Minnie Mouse with an accent, but no one is pushing whitewater kayaking harder than 27-year-old Nouria Newman. A former world champion with the French kayak team, Newman traded the sheltered world of slalom racing for the freedom of expedition paddling, and promptly became the first woman (and fifth paddler ever) […]