Date of birth: 29 Nov 1981

Age on Race day: 21

Born in: Chiswick, London UK

Home town: London UK

Club: OUBC

College: Oriel College

Course: Modern History

School: St Paul’s School

Height: 6ft 1in

Weight: 85kg

Boat: Isis

Boat position: Bow

Coach: Sean Bowden

Rowing record:

St Paul’s 1st Eight (98-2000).

National schools coxed four champion and eights silver medallist (2000).

Coupe de la Jeunesse (1998) eights bronze medallist

Sporting history:

My dream is to play Kabadi (a form of Indian wrestling) for the Bengali Tigers. Mark is the Oriel College 5 lap Scalectrix record holder.

Interests:

Started rowing at school. Also played rugby and cricket. Was part of the early-season squad at Oxford in 2002.