 McCulloch was subsequently selected for the British Team and won the Silver Medal in the single sculls, rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.The winner of the Gold Medal was Harry Blackstaffe of the Vesta Rowing Club who was twice McCulloch's age at the time and something of a sculling legend.The final was considered the finest race of the Olympic Regatta and was virtually level until the last 50 yards when Blackstaffe held on to a light advantage to become the oldest sculling champion in Olympic history Victory falling to the home crew in the Sculls, Pairs and Fours, Great Britain could claim a success in every event of the Olympic Regatta of 1908.