About Joe:

What course are you studying and what level?

BA and MEng in Chemical Engineering

Why did you chose that course?

The combination of principles from both science and engineering really interested me academically, and the huge potential impact you have on people’s lives helps too

When, where and why did you start rowing? And what do you love about the sport?

I started rowing in my first term at university in 2022 at my college, Downing; I had been a very keen cyclist in sixth form, but hadn’t been able to bring my road bike so I needed to find another sport. The social part of rowing really encouraged me to stick with it.

What was your first rowing club and coach?

Downing College Boat Club, my first coach was Sam Lewin

What or who was the earliest sporting inspiration you remember as a child?

My first sporting inspiration I really remember well was Mark Beaumont, a Scottish endurance cyclist who inspired me and my friends to undertake a Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle after our A-Levels

How has rowing and being part of the Boat Race squad impacted your life?

It fills it up quite a lot, but it adds so much structure and purpose to my life

If you weren’t a rower, what sport do you think you’d excel at?

caving or cycling

What is your favourite non-academic book?

A Month in the Country

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