Hannah Diamond

"Growing up in Warsash, on the Hamble River I was introduced to sailing at an early age and from my first racing experience aged 9 I was hooked. During the Sydney Olympics in 2000, I decided I wanted to try and win an Olympic Medal!

"Being a sports scholar during my time at Exeter, the support I received from the University was invaluable in so many ways and it was great to be surrounded by other like-minded people who were splitting their time between studying and training/competing.

"My career highlight so far would have to be either winning a Silver Medal at the Nacra 17 World Championships or winning a leg of the Volvo Ocean Race but I hope that the best is still to come!"