He made history when he became Australia's most successful male Olympian at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, winning two gold medals in the K1 500 and 1000 events.
In her youth Wallace was a keen sportswomen with a full roster of sports including swimming, surf lifesaving and figure skating, She still found time to get along to a nearby creek and try kayaking.
She returned from Canada and relocated to South Australia to base with paddle partner, Josephine Bulmer.
Canoe racing made its debut on the women's schedule at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Wallace wrote sporting history when she and paddle partner Josephine Bulmer secured Australia's first-ever women's Olympic Canoe quota spots.
The pair won the C2 500 at the Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships and Wallace's Tokyo 2020 Olympic debut was confirmed.