| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 2 | Quadruple Sculls | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 6:17.37 |
| 2 | Quadruple Sculls | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 6:31.26 |
| 9 | Double Sculls | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Quadruple Sculls | 2010 | Hamilton, NZL | 7:12.78 |
| 1 | Quadruple Sculls | 2007 | Munich, GER | 6:30.81 |
| 1 | Quadruple Sculls | 2006 | Eton, GBR | 6:12.50 |
| 1 | Quadruple Sculls | 2005 | Gifu, JPN | 6:09.59 |
| 10 | Single Sculls | 2011 | Bled, SLO | 7:48.80 |
| World Cup | ||||
| 3 | Quadruple Sculls | 2012 | Munich, GER | 6:37.57 |
| 3 | Quadruple Sculls | 2012 | Munich, GER | 6:37.57 |
| 3 | Quadruple Sculls | 2012 | Belgrade, SRB | 6:25.23 |
| 3 | Quadruple Sculls | 2012 | Belgrade, SRB | 6:25.23 |
| 3 | Quadruple Sculls | 2011 | Munich, GER | 6:22.42 |
Hobbies
Reading, cooking, travelling. (rowingone.com, 01 Jan 2011)
Occupation
Athlete, Motivational Speaker, Translator
Education
Language Studies - Spanish, Translation/interpretation - Kings College / Institute of Linguists, London, GBR
Language(s) spoken
English, Spanish
Club name
Leander Club, London, GBR
Coach
Paul Thompson [National] from 1997 (britishrowing.org, 01 Nov 2011)
Sporting relatives
Indoor rowing. She was the junior world indoor rowing champion in 1998 and 1999. (britishrowing.org, 01 Nov 2010)
Injuries
She underwent hip surgery in early 2010, and was out of action for four months. (bbc.co.uk, 26 Jul 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up rowing when she was 11 years old at the Dragon School in Oxford. (britishrowing.org, 01 Nov 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
She went for rowing because she felt she "lacked the throwing, running, and jumping talents for other sports". Even after starting rowing she says she was told she was too tall and would "probably fall in a lot". (telegragh.co.uk, 06 Jun 2011; britishrowing.org, 01 Nov 2010)
Ambitions
To win gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (bbc.co.uk, 26 Jul 2011)
Training
Between five to six hours a day, seven days a week. (bbc.co.uk, 26 Jul 2011)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Claiming silver medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. (bbc.co.uk, 22 Aug 2008)
Most influential person in career
Her former coach, Mark Banks, because "I have total confidence in him and his training." (NOC, 04 Jul 2000)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Success should not be measured by the number of medals, but by how close someone has got to making themselves the very best they can possibly be." (inspirationalspeakers.co.uk, 01 May 2011)
Awards
She was a part of the British women's quad that was named the 2007 FISA World Rowing Female Crew of the Year. (britishrowing.org, 01 Nov 2010)
Along with Debbie Flood she won Britain's first junior sculling world championship medal when they finished third at the 1998 World Junior Championships. (britishrowing.org, 01 Nov 2010)
She was also the first junior to break both the 7 minute and 6 minute 50 second barriers on the rowing ergometer and in November 1998 won the junior title at the British Indoor Rowing Championships, where she set a new junior British record. (tyrianclub.co.uk, 01 Dec 2011)
General
HIATUS AND COOKING
She contemplated retiring after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. She took a year away from the sport and spent three months training as a professional cook, working at the Ottolenghi restaurant in London. She also designed a 'Can't cook, won't cook' cookery course for athletes. In 2009 she decided to return to the water. "I love the sport even more now I'm back." (telegraph.co.uk, 06 Jun 2011; britishrowing.org, 01 Nov 2010)
SPANISH STINT
As part of her studies she spent a year living in Seville, Spain, where she also took the opportunity to train in different conditions. (britishrowing.org, 01 Nov 2010)
FUNDING
She is lottery funded through UK Sport. (britishrowing.org, 01 Nov 2010)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000
