Nick Baxter (rower)

Baxter made his Australian representative debut in 2000 in an U23 men's eight who raced at the World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne before contesting the 2000 World Rowing U23 Championships at Copenhagen where they took the silver medal.^[7] In 2001 he raced in the senior men's eight at a World Rowing Cup and then at the 2001 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne to a seventh placing.^[7] For the 2003 World Rowing Championships selectors first chose the Australian eight and then picked Baxter in a coxless four of New South Welshmen selected to be able to train together locally.^[8] With James Chapman, Stuart Welch and Stephen Stewart he rowed to a fourth placing in Milan.^[7]

In 2004 he raced in a coxless pair with Chapman at the 2004 World Rowing Cup. They placed eleventh and he did not compete at World Championships that year or again until 2007 when he was selected to the Australian coxless four.^[7] That four raced at two World Rowing Cups in Europe before contesting the 2007 World Rowing Championships. They missed the A final and finished last in the B final for an overall twelfth placing.^[7]

Baxter's final Australian representative appearance was in a coxed pair at Linz 2008 rowed to a bronze medal with Fergus Pragnell and steered by Hugh Rawlinson.^[7] The pair through came from a long way back in the field. They were in fifth position after the first quarter of the race and could not improve on this over the next 1000 metres. Heading into the final stages of the race Pragnell and Baxter kicked and passed the Italian and Polish crews. Poland had been leading the whole race but fatigued badly to finish fifth. Australia could not catch Canada or France and finished in a time of 7:09.30, roughly a boat and a half behind gold medallists France.^[9]

• Nicholas Baxter at World Rowing