| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 4 | Double Sculls | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 6:30.79 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Double Sculls | 2011 | Bled, SLO | 6:10.76 |
| 1 | Double Sculls | 2010 | Hamilton, NZL | 6:22.63 |
| 4 | Double Sculls | 2009 | Poznan, POL | 6:08.87 |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Double Sculls | 2011 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:29.41 |
| 1 | Double Sculls | 2011 | Hamburg, GER | 6:15.10 |
| 2 | Double Sculls | 2012 | Munich, GER | 6:36.06 |
| 2 | Double Sculls | 2009 | Munich, GER | 6:26.01 |
| 3 | Double Sculls | 2010 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:20.17 |
Hobbies
Snowboarding, watersports and fishing. (rowingone.com, 04 Sep 2011)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Management - University of Waikato, Hamilton, NZL
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Rowing Club Invercargill, Invercargill, NZL
Coach
Allister Morris, Wayne Maher, Calvin Ferguson, Chris Nilsson (rowingone.com, 04 Sep 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He began rowing in 2000. (rowingone.com, 04 Sep 2011)
Training
He and rowing partner Joseph Sullivan do a 20 to 30km row in the morning, lift weights in the afternoon, and then do a 12 to 26km row. (stuff.co.nz, 27 Dec 2011)
Hero
Lance Armstrong. (hudsonboatworks.com, 12 Jun 2009)
Superstitions / Rituals
He wears a sun visor for every race, even if the sun isn't shining, but for practical reasons rather than superstition. "It's just there to keep the sweat out of my eyes." (nzherald.co.nz, 04 Sep 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never ever give up." (hudsonboatworks.com, 12 Jun 2009)
Awards
He was the University of Waikato Sportsman of the Year in 2011. (waikato.ac.nz, 03 Oct 2011)
He holds a scholarship from the Peter Snell Institute of Sport. (petersnellinstitute.org.nz 02 Nov 2007)
General
PARTNER
He was paired with Rob Waddell for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, where the pair finished fourth. He won the world championships in 2010 and 2011 with new men's double sculls crewmate, Joseph Sullivan. He says of their partnership, "I'm more of a faster starter and Joseph the faster finisher, so we've had to make some compromises there. We have swapped seats quite a bit." (stuff.co.nz, 27 Dec 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
