Date of birth: 21 Apr 1980

Age on Race day: 24

Born in: Montreal, Quebec

Home town: Sarasota, Florida, USA

Nationality: Dual American/Canadian

Club: OUBC

College: St Catherine’s College

Course: MSc, Water Science, Policy & Management (enrolled in 2004 for 1 year)

Previous Uni: Syracuse Univeristy (UG), Syracuse University College of Law (PG)

Height: 6’7

Weight: 99kg

Boat: Blue Boat

Boat position: 5

Coach: Sean Bowden

Personal bio:

Born in Montreal, Canada, then moved to the USA (Sarasota, FL), aged 10. Was an avid ice hockey and basketball player before being talked into rowing by his older brother. Rowed for the USA as a Junior (aged 17) at Hazewinkel, Belgium. Then attended Syracuse University on a full athletic/academic scholarship where he rowed in the first eight for four years. Then trained with the US squad and won world U23 gold (Genoa, Italy) 2002, Pan-Am Games gold (2003), and the 2003 Head of the Charles, Boston, USA. Was also fourth at the 2004 World Cup (Lucerne, Switzerland). Was an alternate for the US eight at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Currently taking leave from his postgrad legal studies in the US to work towards a second postgrad degree, a Masters in Water Science, Policy and Management, at Oxford. Chris’ future interests international environmental law and academia.