Nick McDonald-Crowley

McDonald-Crowley made his Australian representative debut in 1986 as a junior when with his Canberra Grammar schoolmate Hugh Baird he was selected to race a coxless pair at the 1986 Junior World Rowing Championships in Racice. They finished in sixth place.^[8][9]

In 1990 McDonald-Crowley was selected to an U23 development eight which raced and finished fifth at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Ottensheim and then contested the 1990 World Rowing Championships in Lake Barrington, Tasmania rowing to an overall seventh place.^[9] In 1991 McDonald-Crowley and most members of that eight held their seats and contested the 1991 World Rowing Championships in Vienna where they finished overall tenth.^[9]

After the poor performance of the Australian eight in 1991, the selectors were keen to select a new crew in the 1992 Olympic year. A thorough selection process was utilised, there were many new faces in the eight and McDonald-Crowley found himself as a reserve for the two selected men's sweep oared boats and racing a coxless pair in Barcelona 1992 with Matthew McArdle.^[10] They finished overall thirteenth.^[9]

McDonald-Crowley found himself back in Australian representative colours as a sculler at the 1994 World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis. He rowed in a double-scull with the veteran champion Peter Antonie who was contesting his 15th and final World Championships. They rowed to a ninth place.^[9] McDonald-Crowley made his final international appearances in 1997 when he rowed at a World Rowing Cup in Paris in the Australian eight to a gold medal. Then at the 1997 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette he raced the Australian coxed pair with David Cameron and steered by David Colvin to second place and McDonald-Crowley's sole World Championship medal from his commendable international career - a silver medal.^[9]

• Nick McDonald-Crowley at World Rowing