Date of birth: 17 Sep 1982

Age on Race day: 22

Born in: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Home town: Rochester, Mass, USA

Nationality: American

Club: OUBC

College: Exeter College

Course: The Science and Med of Ath Performance (enrolled in 2004)

Previous Uni: Harvard

School: Tabor Academy

Height: 6’3

Weight: 82kg

Boat: Isis

Boat position: Bow

Coach: Sean Bowden

Personal bio:

Drawn to Oxford by the academic course which, mixed with rowing, gives him a unique opportunity to combine science with his own sport in a hands-on way. Began rowing at school where he started out as a cox before switching to rowing with humble beginnings as a spare for the freshman third boat. Went on to win world junior bronze (coxed four) in 2000. Was part of the Harvard University mens lightweight crew from 2001 to 2004 and won gold in the IRA (US national collegiate champs) in 2003 (lightweight eight). Was a semi-finalist in the Temple Cup at Henley in 2003.