He won the Colquhoun Sculls, and his Trinity Hall crew was head of the river in 1907. He stroked three successive Cambridge crews to victory in 1906, 1907 and 1908. He was the strokeman of the Cambridge University boat in the eights, which won the bronze medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
He achieved success in the Colquhoun Sculls, with his Trinity Hall crew leading the river in 1907. He steered three consecutive Cambridge crews to triumph in 1906, 1907, and 1908. As coxswain of the Cambridge University boat in the eights, he contributed to a bronze medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.