 Despite coxing for both Oxford University Boat Club and Great Britain, Nethercott still found time to compete for University College Boat Club in 2007 in the annual Eights Week competition.Acer started coxing in his first term at University College, when he took part in the traditional freshers' Christchurch Regatta.Nethercott died on 26 January 2013 from glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive form of brain cancer.