| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 5 | Lightweight Four | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 5:52.12 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Lightweight Four | 2010 | Hamilton, NZL | 6:10.71 |
| 1 | Lightweight Four | 2007 | Munich, GER | 6:16.21 |
| 3 | Lightweight Four | 2011 | Bled, SLO | 5:57.33 |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Lightweight Four | 2012 | Munich, GER | 6:16.34 |
| 1 | Lightweight Four | 2012 | Munich, GER | 6:16.34 |
| 1 | Lightweight Four | 2011 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:03.66 |
| 1 | Lightweight Four | 2010 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:01.07 |
| 1 | Lightweight Four | 2010 | Munich, GER | 6:06.72 |
| 2 | Lightweight Four | 2012 | Belgrade, SRB | 6:02.23 |
| 2 | Lightweight Four | 2012 | Belgrade, SRB | 6:02.23 |
| 2 | Lightweight Four | 2010 | Bled, SLO | 6:03.96 |
| 3 | Lightweight Four | 2012 | Lucerne, SUI | 5:54.96 |
| 3 | Lightweight Four | 2012 | Lucerne, SUI | 5:54.96 |
| 3 | Lightweight Four | 2011 | Munich, GER | 6:00.46 |
Nickname
Dwain. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
Hobbies
Mountaineering. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Construction Management - Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, GBR
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Leander Rowing Club, Reading, GBR
Coach
Rob Morgan (GBR) (britishrowing.org, 07 Jun 2012)
Other sports
His younger brother, Peter, is also a member of the Great Britain rowing team. (britishrowing.org, 07 Jun 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He took up the sport at the Coleraine Academical Institution when he was 15 years old. (britishrowing.org, 07 Jun 2012)
Reason for taking up this sport
He began this sport to keep fit. (NOC, 31 Jul 08)
Ambitions
Aspires to be a coach. (britishrowing.org, 07 Jun 2012)
Most influential person in career
Sir Steven Redgrave and Jason Robinson. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Sport's all about competition and you must earn everything which comes your way." (telegraph.co.uk, 14 Jun 2012)
General
A TASTE FOR COACHING
After sustaining an injury in April 2009 that ruled him out for the rest of the 2009 season, he coached up and coming lightweight class rowers in the summer whilst recovering from his injury. (britishrowing.org, 07 Jun 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
