12 April 1982
Club
Melbourne University Boat Club
National Rowing History
2003 National Champion LM2-
2003 National Champion LM4-
2003 National Champion LM4X
2003 Victorian State Champion LM1X
2003 ACT State Champion M4-
2003 New South Wales Runner-Up State Champion
2002 Victorian State Champion MY4- & MY8+
2001 National Champion Men’s Interstate Y8+
2001 National Champion U/23M4+
International Rowing History
2002 4th Lucerne World Cup Regatta LM4X
2002 World Champion U/23LM4X
2003 12th Lucerne World Cup Regatta LM1X
2003 2nd U/23 World Regatta LM1X
Scull/Sweep
Both and both sides
Career Highlight
2002 Gold at U/23 World Regatta
Goals/aims for 2003/04
Make the A Final (i.e. top 6) in the LM1X at the 2003 World Champs
Gain selection to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games
OLYMPIC GOLD
Interests (other than rowing of course!)
Snowboarding (not that I’ve been in a while)
Thrashing the paddock bomb around the farm (off-season only!!)
Sportsperson Most Admired and Why
Sorry, I’ve got a few: Michael Schumacher, Mick Doohan, Mathew Pinsent,
Steve Redgrave. All for continually proving themselves to be the best at
what they do
Worst Rowing “Call” Ever Heard in a Race
"Come on, give it to me Lach" – Coming from a female Cox!!
Greatest Influence on Rowing Career
The Australian Institute of Sport
Where You See Yourself in 10 Years
Hopefully still kicking goals in the rowing department, maybe married
with a ‘bun in the oven’, and with a very flexible (and wishfully
well-paying) job.