Anna Watkins
Rower
Rower best known for winning the Bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the Gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Her annawatkinsgb Twitter account has amassed over 9,000 followers. She posts about sports, math, and charitable causes on the platform.
She started rowing in 2001 while she was studying Natural Sciences at Newnham College, Cambridge.
She won gold medals in the World Championships, once in 2011 and once in 2012.
She married Oliver Watkins, a part-time rowing coach, in 2009. They had their first child in 2013 and their second in 2015.
She and Katherine Grainger rowed for the same team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England.