Date of birth: 14 Jul 1982

Age on Race day: 20

Born in: Lambeth, London, UK

Home town: Teddington, Middlesex, UK

Club: OUBC

College: St Anne’s College

Course: Science and Medicine of Athletic Performance

Previous Uni: Oxford - 3 years, graduated in Biology (upper second)

School: Hampton

Height: 6 ft 1in

Weight: 81kg

Boat: Blue Boat

Boat position: Stroke

Coach: Sean Bowden

Rowing record:

In 2000 was one of the youngest ever winners of the Boat Race.

Was in the Blue Boat in 2001 (lost) and 2002 (won).

This year’s Oxford President.

Gold medallist world junior championships, coxed four, 1999

Sporting history:

Keen cyclist - won King of the Mountains in OUBC cycling tour of France.

Interests:

Swimming, sports physiology Brother (Ben), is in current Cambridge squad. Sister (Pheobe), aged 13 has just started rowing at Molesey BC and Surbiton School. Ben and Matt went to the same school as David (current OUBC squad) and James Livingston (current OUBC squad). Matt and James used to play in a band together. Both families still live close to each other.