Date of birth: 29 May 1979

Age on Race day: 25

Born in: San Diego

Home town: Poway, California

Nationality: American

Club: CUBC

College: St Edmund’s College

Course: BA Social & Political Science (enrolled in 2004 for 2 years)

Previous Uni: Uni of Cal, Berkeley

School: Poway High School

Height: 1.92m

Weight: 85kg

Boat: Blue Boat

Boat position: Bow

Coach: Robin Williams

Personal bio:

Used to swim competitively but got bored and took up rowing aged 16 at San Diego RC. Competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, finishing 11th in the mens pair. Competed at the World Championships twice 2002 and 2003 finishing fourth in the coxed four and 11th in the pairs respectively. Raced in the IRA (American Collegiate Championships) and went undefeated for four successive years. Former Oxford Blue Scott Frandsen and current Oxford squad member Barney Williams are both rowing acquaintances. At the World U23 Championships was a bronze medallist in 2000 when a German crew took the title featuring some of Waltons current Cambridge team-mates. When not rowing and studying enjoys listening to all kinds of music including jazz and rock.