Date of birth: 28 Jan 1981

Age on Race day: 25

Born in: Bryn Mawr, PA, USA

Home town: Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Nationality: Canadian/American

Club: OUBC

College: St Edmund Hall

Course: MSc/DPhil Controls Engineering

Previous Uni: Syracuse University

School: Nelson High School, Burlington

Height: 6’4

Weight: 87.5kg

Coach: Sean Bowden

Personal bio:

Was convinced by his older sister, Meghan, that he should take up rowing. She was an accomplished rower herself and went on to captain Boston University Women’s rowing team. Andrew started rowing at the Canadian Leander Boat Club and then moved onto St Catharine’s Rowing Club (Canada) during High School. Then went to Syracuse on a rowing scholarship. As a junior he was an elite level Alpine ski and mountain bike racer. Won medals in the eight and coxed four at the 2001 Canada Summer Games – an U21 competition. Has already graduated (Magna Cum Laude) with a BSc in Electrical Engineering.