Date of birth: 28 Nov 1977

Age on Race day: 25

Born in: Harlow Essex UK

Home town: Harlow Essex UK

Club: OUBC

College: University College

Course: B. Phil in Philosophy (enrolled in 2001)

Previous Uni: Oxford (as undergrad)

School: Mark Hall Comprehensive and The Broxbourne School (16-18yrs)

Height: 5ft 8in

Weight: 55kg

Boat: Blue Boat

Boat position: Cox

Coach: Sean Bowden

Rowing record:

Isis 2002

Coxed the OUWBC Blue Boat in 2000

Interests:

Acer in Latin means ‘fierce, keen and eager