Personal Life
He married Ann Callaway (now Ann, Lady Redgrave) in 1988; an accomplished rower in her own right, she represented Great Britain in the women's eight at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 and was Chief Medical Officer to the GB rowing team from 1992 to 2001 and since 2009 their first full-time Medical Officer. He is the honourary president of British Rowing.
Steven and Ann Redgrave have three children. His elder daughter Natalie took up rowing in 2009 and started competing for Oxford University Women's Boat Club in 2010, and competed in the 2011 women's boat race, which Oxford won. He has another daughter, Sophie, and a son, Zak.
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