Date of birth: 13 Jun 1983

Age on Race day: 21

Born in: Hammersmith

Home town: Twickenham

Nationality: British

Club: OUBC

College: Christ Church

Course: BA Biological Sciences (enrolled in 2001 for 3 years)

School: Hampton School

Height: 6’7

Weight: 92kg

Boat: Isis

Boat position: 6

Coach: Sean Bowden

Personal bio:

One of two pairs of brothers who set a Boat Race precedent in 2003 by competing in opposing crews. Davids older brother James was in the losing Cambridge crew whilst Matt Smith (Oxford) competed against his younger brother (Ben). All four attended Hampton School. Also part rowed in the Oxford Blue Boat in 2004. David is a former world junior champs bronze medallist (eight), 2001, and a Coupe de la Jeunesse bronze medallist (eight), 1999. Winner of the senior Fours Head, coxless four (2001). Schools Head winner (eight) in 1999 and (coxed four) 2001. Inspired to take up rowing by the Searle brothers gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. His father, John, rowed at a Cambridge College and his mother, Kate, studied at Cambridge but did not row.