Hester Goodsell

Hester Goodsell

Personal information
Full name	Hester Sophia Goodsell
Nationality	United Kingdom
Born	(1984-06-27) 27 June 1984 Camden, England
Education	Music
Alma mater	University of York
Occupation	Student
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Rowing
Event	Double sculls
Club	Imperial College Boat Club
Turned pro	2005
Partner	Sophie Hosking
Former partner	Helen Casey
Coached by	Paul Reedy
Medal record Representing Great Britain Women's rowing World Championships Bronze medal – third place 2005 Gifu LW4x Bronze medal – third place 2006 Eton LW4x Bronze medal – third place 2009 Poznan LW2x Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bled LW2x

Hester Goodsell (born 27 June 1984) is a British rower and music teacher.

Rowing career

Goodsell rowed in the Women's Lightweight Double Sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

She was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where she won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight double sculls with Sophie Hosking.

Personal life

She graduated in music from the University of York. Until 2010, she was Director of Music at the Elvian School in Reading, Berkshire. She is now Director of Music at Notting Hill and Ealing High School in West London.