Date of birth: 8 Feb 1980

Age on Race day: 24

Born in: Seattle, USA

Home town: Exeter, NH, USA

Nationality: British/American

Club: CUBC

College: St Catharine’s College

Course: MSc Manufacturing Engineering (enrolled in 2002 for 3 years)

School: Phillips Exeter Academy

Height: 6’5

Weight: 94kg

Boat: Blue Boat

Boat position: 3

Personal bio:

Was in the Cambridge Blue Boat in 2003. Henley Visitors Finalist in 2003 with Nate Kirk, Andrew Shannon and Kris Coventry. Won the Eastern Sprints in 1999 and took silver in the same event in 2001 and 2002. His cousin, Hope Barnes, was captain of the US women’s eight at the 1984 Olympic Games. Previously enrolled on an MPhil in Engineering Manufacturing. Spent much of last summer (2003) writing up his thesis.