Suzanne Kathryn Longstaff (née Ellis, born 14 June 1969) is a British teacher and former rower.

Biography

Longstaff attended

Abbots Bromley School Abbots Bromley School (previously the School of S. Mary and S. Anne, Abbots Bromley before becoming Abbots Bromley School for Girls) was a coeducational boarding and day independent school in the village of Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, Eng ...

and then Durham University, graduating in 1990 with a degree in Economics. She coxed for Durham University Women's Boat Club as a student. From 1991-1994 she was employed as an Advertising Manager at

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. She competed in the women's eight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 1996 she began teacher training at

Homerton College, Cambridge Homerton College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Its first premises were acquired in Homerton, London in 1768, by an informal gathering of Protestant dissenters with origins in the seventeenth century. In 1894, the col ...

, and was selected to cox the

Cambridge University Boat Club The Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) is the rowing club of the University of Cambridge, England. The club was founded in 1828 and has been located at the Goldie Boathouse on the River Cam, Cambridge since 1882. Nowadays, training prima ...

's reserve crew ''Goldie'' at the 1997

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. The same year she was the cox for the British crew that won the bronze medal in the women's eight at the 1997 World Championships. She was selected to cox the university's reserve crew for a second time in 1998. Longstaff has been Headmistress of

Putney High School Putney High School is an independent all-girls school in Putney, London. Often referred to as simply Putney, the school admits students from the ages 4–18. Founded in 1893 it is a member of the Girls' Day School Trust, a union of 26 schools ...

since 2015.

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* 1969 births Living people British female rowers Alumni of Trevelyan College, Durham Alumni of Homerton College, Cambridge Durham University Boat Club rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Leamington Spa World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain {{UK-rowing-bio-stub