Education
Loughborough University.
Loughborough University.
Pennie also competed in the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but did not advance beyond the qualifying round after finishing in 17th place.
Pennie won a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in 2000 and won the overall Junior World Cup Series in the same year. As an Under 23 athlete, she won a team bronze medal in 2004 and an individual bronze medal in 2005, both at the European Under 23 Championships. She won four medals at the International Coach Federation Canoe Slalom World Championships with three silvers (K-1: 2006, 2014. K-1 team: 2015) and a bronze (K-1 team: 2007). She became European Champion in 2013 and also won a silver medal and three bronze medals at the European Championships.