Date of birth: 4 Dec 1973

Age on Race day: 32

Born in: Galway, Ireland

Home town: Galway, Ireland

Nationality: Irish

Club: OUBC

College: Kellogg College

Course: Evidence based Medicine/Health Care

Previous Uni: National University of Ireland, Galway and University College, Cork, Ireland

School: Cistercian College, Rosecrea, Ireland

Height: 6’3

Weight: 95kg

Coach: Sean Bowden

Personal bio:

Winner of the Thames Cup and Ladies Plate at Henley. Won a Commonwealth Championships gold medal in the coxed four in 2002. Was once Athlete of the Year at Leander. Qualified in medicine in 1997, in Galway, qualified in dentistry in 2001 at the University of Cork, Ireland. Is a member of the Faculty of Dental Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons, England, London, 2003.