Occupation
Athlete
Education
Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, GBR
Club name
Landstede Zwolle, Zwolle, NED
Coach
Harry Brokking [national] (NED) (independent.co.uk, 31 Jul 2011)
Position and style
Middle blocker (elteevolley.com, 15 Feb 2012)
Debut
2010 for Great Britain, against Denmark (britishvolleyball.org, 03 May 2010)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
His basketball coach at school was also responsible for the volleyball team and asked him to play when he was 18. (independent.co.uk, 27 Feb 2012)
Reason for taking up this sport
The fact he could jump so high and volleyball is mostly played in the air made him a perfect fit. (bbc.co.uk, 21 May 2010)
Ambitions
"To make the squad for the Olympics and compete at a home Games would be a once in a lifetime experience, and I dream about it every night." (independent.co.uk, 27 Feb 2012)
Training
He trains for about 25 hours per week. (lloydstsblondon2012.co.uk, 15 Feb 2012)
Most memorable sporting achievement
"Getting my first Cap for GB against Slovakia, getting chosen for the Men's GB Volleyball Team and my first cap against Denmark for England juniors." (lloydstsblondon2012.co.uk, 15 Feb 2012)
General
JUMP
He is able to jump on top of boxes stacked 165cm high, the average height of a British male. (bbc.co.uk, 21 May 2010)
2012 OLYMPIC PREPARATIONS
He has only completed two years of his degree after he decided to move to the Netherlands to play volleyball full-time and give himself the best chance of making London 2012 with Team GB. He admits it was a hard decision, but one that he feels he is benefiting from. He said: "It has been a big step up for me and the opposition has been a lot harder but I have learnt as much in this one season as I have done all seasons before this." (independent.co.uk, 27 Feb 2012, morethanthegames.co.uk, 06 May 2011)
PERFORMER
Away from volleyball his passion is acting and being on stage, and he also has his own website. He has performed comedy at the Theatre Royal and even got involved in writing a script for the English Channel Four show, Skins, after getting involved with Talawa's Writers Group. He said: "When you're playing sport you're in your own zone and totally focused, so you don't pay much attention to the audience, but when you're performing comedy you have to interact with the crowd and win them over, which is never easy." (independent.co.uk, 27 Feb 2012)
