Spencer has been rowing for 8 years, after having taken up the sport as a means to stay fit in the ice-hockey off-season during the spring back home in the US. His rowing highlight to date was rowing in the Spare Pair in 2006. An American national, Spencer is on a 1 year course studying an M.Phil in Management. His undergraduate degree was in Physics and Economics from Cornell University where he was the varsity Cycling Match and University Hockey Champion.

Place/DOB: 14/10/1985, Houston, Texas, USA

Home Town: Wilton, Connecticut

College: Pembroke

Nationality: American

Year Enrolled: 2007

Course: M.Phil Management

Course Length: 1 year

School: Wilton High school

Previous Uni: Cornell University

Height: 1.85m

Weight: 86kg