Miriam Batten

Miriam Luke (née Batten; born 4 November 1964) is a former British rower who competed at three Olympic Games and winning a silver medal in 2000.

Rowing career Batten was a member of the Southampton University Boat Club whilst she studied at the University of Southampton. Batten was part of the coxless fours with Kate Grose, Kareen Marwick and Caroline Christie that won the national title rowing for the British squad at the 1990 National Championships.

The first of three Olympic Games appearances came at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona when she was selected for the coxless pair with Joanne Turvey. The pair finished in fifth place. The second of three Olympic Games appearances came at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta when she was selected in the women's eight. The team which consisted of Batten, Annamarie Stapleton, Lisa Eyre, Dot Blackie, Kate Pollitt, Cath Bishop, Joanne Turvey, Alison Gill and Suzie Ellis finished in seventh place.

Her most prestigious moment came in her third Olympics at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She competed in the quadruple scull and won a silver medal with her younger sister Guin Batten.

Personal life She is married to David Luke, who works as a physical education teacher at Chiltern Edge Secondary School. She is a Vice President of Thames Rowing Club, the club which she represented during her international competitive career, President of Henley Rowing Club, and a member of Upper Thames Rowing Club. She was appointed Chairman of the Henley Women's Regatta in 2012. In December 2016 she was appointed as a Steward of Henley Royal Regatta.