Date of birth: 23 Oct 1980

Age on Race day: 21

Home town: Sunningdale, Berks, England

Club: OUBC

College: Oriel College

Course: BA Modern History

School: Hampton School Middlesex

Height: 6ft

Weight: 12st 4lb 0oz

Boat: Isis

Boat position: 7

Coach: Sean Bowden

Rowing record:

2001: Isis

2001: National Championships M8+ (won)

2000: Isis

2000: Lucerne College eights (won)

1999: Home counties

1998: Coupe de la Jeunesse

1997: Coupe de la Jeunesse

Sporting history:

Started rowing aged 13 at Hampton School. Encouraged by Martin Cross - ‘84 Olympic gold medallist - and the Searle brothers, who won Olympic gold in Barcelona in 1992

Interests:

Golf, cycling

Full name: Nicholas George Carew O’Grady