Her mother, Gladys Vine-Jackman, was a competitive swimmer,[3] and had been selected for the 1932 Olympic Games, but had not been able to afford to go.

After the end of the second world war, Chuter and her family moved to Laleham, Middlesex, where they lived by the river Thames.

[4] Chuter competed for Great Britain in the women's single scull event at the European Rowing Championships each year from 1960 to 1964, winning the silver medal in 1962.

[1] In 1994 Chuter was appointed chief coach to the Oxford University Boat Club, and then in 1997, she moved to work for Sport England.

Chuter helped to guide Flushing and Mylor to a silver medal at the World Pilot Gig Championships in 2016.