Date of birth: 13 Jun 1983

Age on Race day: 19

Born in: Hammersmith, UK

Home town: Twickenham, Middlesex, UK

Club: OUBC

College: Christ Church

Course: BA Biological Sciences (enrolled in 2001 for 3 years)

School: Hampton School

Height: 6ft 7in

Weight: 92kg

Boat: Blue Boat

Boat position: 4

Coach: Sean Bowden

Rowing record:

Isis 2002 (won)

Coupe de la Jeunesse, silver, eight, 1999

World Junior Championships, bronze, eight, 2001

Fours Head of the River - winner Senior 1 coxless four 2001

Schools Head Winner, eight, 1999 and 2000

National Schools winner, eight, 1999, and coxed four 2001

Interests:

Inspired into rowing by the Searle brothers gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games of 1992. Brother, James, was in last year’s blue boat at Cambridge. Dad, John, rowed at a Cambridge College and Mum, Kate, was at Cambridge but did not row