An ex second-row rugby player, James began rowing whilst in the lower-sixth of Royal Grammar School in Guildford. He rowed for Trinity College throughout 2007 winning the Lents Headship . This is James’ second year of a three year Mathematics course. There is a strong Oxbridge history in his family: his father went to Oxford and his mother went to Cambridge. He has 2 sisters, one of whom was an undergraduate at Oxford and the other at Cambridge. His girlfriend is currently at Oxford and his grandfather went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He is an ex-lifeguard, was a badminton coach and also found time to teach 7 year old children in Japan during the summer holidays

Place/DOB: 31/12/1987, London

Home Town: Guildford

College: Trinity

Nationality: British

Year Enrolled: 2006

Course: Mathematics

Course Length: 3 years

School: Royal Grammar School, Guildford

Height: 1.96m

Weight: 99kg