For the first World Cup of the 2013 season in Sydney, Australia, Katie raced in the women's pair with Jessica Eddie finishing 5th. She also raced in the women's eight which finished 4th.

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Katie raced in the women's eight, finishing 5th.

During the 2012 World Cup Season, Katie raced in the women's eight. The crew won a bronze medal  in Belgrade, finished 5th in Lucerne and won bronze again in Munich.

At the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, Katie raced in the Women's Eight with crew mates Alison Knowles, Jo Cook, Jessica Eddie, Louisa Reeve, Natasha Page, Lindsey Maguire, Victoria Thornley and (cox) Caroline O'Connor. The crew won a Bronze medal, just 2 seconds behind Canada.

During the 2011 World Cup Series Katie raced in the women's eight, taking a silver medal in Munich and 4th place in Lucerne.

At the 2010 World Rowing Championships on New Zealand's Lake Karapiro, Katie took 3rd place in the B-Final of the women's single scull in 7:52.18. The result put her in the world's top 10 and constituted a great performance for the team's reserve.

Katie has represented GB at junior, U23 and senior level in both sculling and sweep events.

Katie learnt to row at Headington School. She won bronze in the women's four at the World Junior Championships in 1999 and represented GB 3 times at U23 level, finishing 5th in the four in 2001, winning bronze in the pair in 2003, and finishing 7th in the single in 2004.

She represented GB in the women's eight at three World Championships, coming 5th in 2005, 8th in 2006 and winning bronze in 2007.

In the 2008 World Cup series Katie raced in the eight and was selected in that boat class for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games where she finished 5th.

In 2009 Katie concentrated on crew sculling after gaining a place in the women's quad for the World Cup series and the World Championships in Poznan. The quad won gold in Banyoles and silver in Munich, finishing 5th in Lucerne. These were creditable results for a new crew. She also doubled up into the women's double scull in Banyoles, placing 5th. At the Worlds the quad were 5th.

She was vice–captain of University of London Boat Club from 2003–4 and graduated in English Literature in 2004.

Katie is Lottery Funded through UK Sport.