Nickname
He and double sculls partner Marcus Bateman are together known as 'The Red Express', due to their hair colour. (newsandstar.co.uk, 30 Jan 2012)
Hobbies
Mountain biking and spending time with his family and friends. (redexpress2012.com, 02 Mar 2012)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Human Movement Studies - Brunel University, London, GBR
Family
Wife Georgie and two children
Club name
Leander Club, Henley-on-Thames, GBR
Coach
Mark Earnshaw (britishrowing.org, 02 Mar 2012)
Sporting relatives
He was an accomplished runner before concentrating on rowing. He was county champion at 800m, 1500m and 3000m, and finished fourth at the English Schools Cross Country Championships. (redexpress2012.com; britishrowing.org, 02 Mar 2012)
Other sports
His father had a trial with Middlesbrough Football Club and his mother played county level netball. His younger brother Peter won the single sculls title at the 2002 World U23 Championships and represented Great Britain in the quad sculls at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. (henleystandard.co.uk, 26 Sep 2011; britishrowing.org, 02 Mar 2012)
