Date of birth: 28 Mar 1981

Age on Race day: 22

Born in: Westminster, London, UK

Home town: Pimlico

Club: OUBC

College: Oriel College

Course: MChem in Chemistry (finals this year)

School: Winchester College

Height: 6ft 6in

Weight: 13st 4lb

Boat: Isis

Boat position: 3

Coach: Sean Bowden

Rowing record:

Isis 2001 (lost) and 2002 (won)

Henley semi-finalist 1999

Interests:

Enjoys mountain biking, walking, rock climbing Spent a year as army officer in Welsh Guards as his gap year. After initial training at Sandhurst went on exercises to Scotland, Belize and the Alps. Early nickname in the squad was Superman