Date of birth: 9 Jun 1982

Age on Race day: 20

Born in: Bury St Edmunds Suffolk UK

Home town: Bury St Edmunds Suffolk UK

Club: OUBC

College: University College

Course: Russian and Spanish (enrolled in 2001 for 4 years)

School: Eton

Height: 6ft 4.5in

Weight: 83kg

Boat: Blue Boat

Boat position: Bow

Coach: Sean Bowden

Rowing record:

World junior championships bronze, eight, 2000

Rowed in Isis boat in 2002

Interests:

Windsurfing instructor. Attends St Ebbes Church in Oxford, part of Christians in Sport. Would dedicate win to Jesus should Oxford triumph in the 2003 Boat Race. Rowed with the Russian national team during gap year, including the Rostov International Regatta during which he was mistaken for a member of the Royal Family. Would like to be a Christian Missionary. Got engaged on Christmas Eve (2002) to Emily Wingfield-Digby