Date of birth: 6 Aug 1986
Age on Race day: 18
Born in: Oxford
Home town: Swindon
Nationality: British
Club: OUBC
College: St Catherine’s College
Course: Geography (enrolled in 2004 for 3 years)
School: Abingdon
Height: 5’9
Weight: 55kg
Boat: Isis
Boat position: Cox
Coach: Sean Bowden
Personal bio:
Coxed the Great Britain VIII to gold at the 2003 Junior World
Championships. The event doubled as the 2004 Olympic Games test event and
was badly affected by high winds on the Schinias Course. Several eights,
including GB, were waterlogged in the early rounds and the final took place
over a shortened course. The same crew won Open Eights at the National
Championships in Strathclyde during the build up to the 2003 Junior Worlds.
Was also a silver medallist with the coxed four at the 2004 World Junior
Championships in Banyoles, Spain. Coxed Abingdon Schools first eight for
five years, winning the Triple in 2002, including National Schools Regatta,
the Schools Head of the River and the Princess Elizabeth Cup at Henley
Royal Regatta. Three times a medallist at Munich junior international
regatta: bronze (eight 2003), silver and gold (coxed four 2004). Has plenty
of experience of coxing on the Tideway. Has followed his brother, Adam, to
Oxford where he also studied Geography. Was at school and in the GB junior
squad with Jamie Anderson and Robin E-F who are also in the Oxford squad
this year.
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