Annabel "Annie" Morwenna Vernon is an English rower. She was educated at St Minver Primary School then Wadebridge School, Downing College, Cambridge and King's College London. Annie started rowing at Castle Dore Rowing Club at Golant in Cornwall when she was 17; influenced by her elder brother and father. She read History at Downing College, Cambridge where she rowed in the women's Blue Boat in 2003, under the presidency of Ruth de Las Casas. She was a member of Rob Roy Boat Club while in Cambridge, then represented Thames Rowing Club and now rows under Marlow Rowing Club colours. Her blades for her training scull are painted to represent Saint Piran's Flag and she carried the Cornish flag onto the podium. She represented Great Britain in the Women's Quadruple Sculls at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning a silver medal. She was selected to row in the women's eight at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The crew reached the A Final of the event, in which it finished fifth. [More at Wikipedia]

September 1st, 1982 in Truro (Age 41)