Date of birth: 21 Oct 1978

Age on Race day: 24

Born in: Rochester, Pennsylvania, USA

Home town: Beaver Falls, PA, USA

Club: OUBC

College: St Hugh’s College

Course: MPhil in Linguistics (enrolled in 2002 for 2 years)

Previous Uni: Princeton

School: Blackhawk High School, Beaver Falls, PA

Height: 5ft 0in

Weight: 56kg

Boat: Isis

Boat position: Cox

Coach: Sean Bowden

Rowing record:

Coxed Princeton’s men’s heavyweight eight (1998-2001), won three Eastern sprints (98,99,01) and silver medallist in 2000. Silver medallist at the IRA , (American Inter-Collegiate Championships) in 2000 and 2001. Competed in the Ladies’ Plate at Henley in 2001

Sporting history:

USA Pony Club Tetrathlon (riding horses, cross-country running, swimming and shooting) - competed at International level in 1995 and 1996. Also competed in horse trials.