Marcus Bateman

Following an impressive 2009 World Cup series which saw Marcus securing two silvers, in Banyoles and Lucerne, and a 4th place in Munich in the quad, he was selected in the men's quad for the World Championships in Poznan.  The boat had a good chance of contending for a final place at the Worlds but bad luck struck when 3 man Bill Lucas came down with a serious case of mumps which affected eight of the team after Lucerne, and then fellow crew member Charles Cousins was injured after the heat causing them to be withdrawn.  A real shame.

Marcus established himself as a key player in the men's sculling squad over the 08/09 winter, earning himself a place in the quad for the World Cup series of 2009.  He is a product of the GB Rowing Team's Start Programme, sponsored by Siemens. 

Marcus gained his first GB vest at the 2006 World Championships where he finished 5th in the coxed four.  He won gold in the eight at the World Cup in Amsterdam in June 2007 and was 4th in the coxed four at the 2007 World Championships.

A former 800m runner, Marcus dabbled in rowing in 2004 whilst on placement at Lehigh University in the USA.  He learnt to row seriously at the University of Bath as part of the GB Rowing Team's Start Programme, where he was coached by Paul Stannard.  He won gold in the BUSA Championships and silver in the National Championships in 2005.  Marcus became the first rower from the University of Bath to earn a GB senior vest, he was invited to join the senior men's national squad shortly after graduating in 2005 with a BSc in Sports Technology.

A former 800m and cross–country schools champion for South Devon, he holds the Torbay AC 800m record and was a Devon Schools Football finalist. He enjoys extreme sports such as surfing, kite surfing and snowboarding and his sporting heroes are Seb Coe, Michael Johnson and Daley Thompson.

Marcus is Lottery Funded through UK Sport.