Annamarie learned to row at Cambridge University, racing in the university reserve crew, Blondie, in in 1987. She went on to represent GB from 1991 to 1996, winning a gold (in 1993) and three silver medals in the lightweight coxless four at the World Championships before joining the openweight eight and competing at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

She was sebsequently appointed as the second female Steward of Henley Royal Regatta  in 1997, and served as Chairman of British Rowing from 2013 to 2018, amongst many other governance roles. She was awarded a CBE for services to rowing in 2016.

Read her full rowing story at https://rowingstory.com/people/annamarie-phelps/

Written by Helena Smalman-Smith and read by Catriona MacLachlan.