Career

Pooley rowed for Cambridge against Oxford in The Boat Race for four years (1988 to 1991). He competed in the world rowing championships in 1991 and 1993. He was on the Great Britain rowing team for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, competing in the men"s quadruple scull.

In 1996 he went to Atlanta as the spare man, but competed in the double scull after James Cracknell became ill and was unable to compete.

Pooley is a chemistry teacher and housemaster at Eton College. He lives in Eton, Berkshire, and comes from Soulbury, Bedfordshire, near Leighton Buzzard.

Henley Royal Regatta

1985 - Visitors" Challenge Cup

1987 - Visitors" Challenge Cup

1993 - Queen Mother Challenge Cup

Wingfield Sculls

1991

1992.

Achievements

• A successful sculler, he won the Scullers Head in 1992 and 2001, and the Wingfield Sculls in 1991 and 1992.

Membership

He was a member of the Great Britain under 23 team in 1986 and 1987 and competed in the World Student Games in 1987 and 1989. He is a member of Crabtree and Leander Club.