Date of birth: 26 Dec 1977

Age on Race day: 25

Born in: Berlin, Germany

Home town: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Club: CUBC

College: St Catharine’s College

Course: M.Phil European Studies (enrolled in 2002 for 1 year)

Previous Uni: Harvard University

School: The McCallie School, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Height: 6ft 7in

Weight: 98kg

Boat: Goldie

Boat position: 6

Coach: Robin Williams

Rowing record:

Harvard University Men’s eight

Contested 3 Harvard v Yale races, winning all three

Interests:

Started rowing at 17. Competed against some of the current OUBC rowers whilst they were at Yale. Graduated from Harvard in 2000 and worked for Deutsche Bank, Investment banking for 2 years, in NY, Baltimore and London. Father (Hartmut) served as a spare for the East German national team at both the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. He also coached the East German Women’s National Team (and led the VIII to gold in 1988). Then coached the US National Women’s Team from 1991, leading them to 5 golds at the 1995 World Champs as well as medals in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. He has coached more rowers to World Champ medals than any other coach in US Rowing History. Mother (Christine ) rowed for the East German National Team in the late 70’s (Sculling