| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Four | 2011 | Bled, SLO | 5:55.18 |
| 1 | Four | 2009 | Poznan, POL | 5:47.28 |
| 4 | Four | 2010 | Hamilton, NZL | 6:49.02 |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Four | 2012 | Lucerne, SUI | 5:50.84 |
| 1 | Four | 2012 | Lucerne, SUI | 5:50.84 |
| 1 | Four | 2012 | Belgrade, SRB | 5:50.29 |
| 1 | Four | 2012 | Belgrade, SRB | 5:50.29 |
| 1 | Four | 2011 | Lucerne, SUI | 5:53.84 |
| 1 | Four | 2011 | Munich, GER | 5:52.74 |
| 1 | Four | 2010 | Lucerne, SUI | 5:55.15 |
| 1 | Four | 2010 | Bled, SLO | 6:06.44 |
| 1 | Four | 2009 | Lucerne, SUI | 5:57.80 |
| 1 | Four | 2009 | Banyoles, ESP | 6:06.54 |
| 2 | Four | 2012 | Munich, GER | 6:11.15 |
| 2 | Four | 2012 | Munich, GER | 6:11.15 |
| 3 | Four | 2010 | Munich, GER | 6:02.42 |
| 3 | Four | 2009 | Munich, GER | 6:07.74 |
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Reading University, Reading, GBR
Family
Partner Emily and son Jasper.
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Leander, Henley-on-Thames, GBR
Coach
John West (britishrowing.org, 08 Mar 2012)
Position and style
Stroke (bbc.co.uk, 20 Jul 2011)
Debut
2005 for Great Britain, World Cup (Eton) (rowingone.com, 08 Mar 2012)
Injuries
In June 2008 a back injury ruled him out of the quad scull for the final Olympic qualifying regatta. (worcesternews.co.uk, 16 Jul 2008)
During a race in Lucerne in 2005 he started to hyperventilate and almost collapsed. He received medication to control the problem but a specialist finally diagnosed that he was only using his upper lungs. (telegraph.co.uk, 28 Apr 2009)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He learnt to row at the Evesham Rowing Club in Worcestershire at the age of 16. (worcestershire.greatbritishlife.co.uk, 31 Dec 2011; britishrowing.org, 08 Mar 2012)
Ambitions
To win gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (guardian.co.uk, 14 Oct 2011)
Most influential person in career
Rowing coach Mark Earnshaw. (eveshamobserver.co.uk, 26 Sep 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"It's gold or nothing." (guardian.co.uk, 14 Oct 2011)
General
OLYMPIC INSPIRATION
He travelled to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games as Great Britain's specialist sculling reserve, covering both the double and single. "I sat in the grandstand watching. It was a major change to my rowing mindset. I'd always said that I wanted to go to the Olympics, because that's what you say, but it wasn't until I saw these guys getting their medals that I realised I wanted more." (worcesternews.co.uk, 16 Jul 2008; guardian.co.uk, 14 Oct 2011)
FROM SCULL TO SWEEP
As the spare at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he sat in a number of different boats during training, including the single oars, and discovered some unknown talent as a sweep oarsman. "The year after, I swapped from scull to sweep. It felt like the right thing to do. It felt much more natural." (eveshamobserver.co.uk, 26 Sep 2011; bbc.co.uk, 21 Feb 2012)
