▁a ▁light ▁advantage ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁oldest ▁sc ull ing ▁champion ▁in ▁Olympic ▁history ▁Vict ory ▁falling ▁to ▁the ▁home ▁crew ▁in ▁the ▁Sc ull s , ▁P airs ▁and ▁F ours , ▁Great ▁Britain ▁could ▁claim ▁a ▁success ▁in ▁every ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Reg atta ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁McC ul lo ch ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁Challenge ▁Sc ull s ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁runner ▁up ▁to ▁Eric ▁Pow ell . ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁life ▁McC ul lo ch ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁coach es ▁of ▁Jack ▁Wilson ▁and ▁Ran ▁Laur ie . ▁▁ ▁McC ul lo ch ▁died ▁in ▁England ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 3 . ▁ ▁Port rait ▁by ▁John ▁S inger ▁S argent ▁ ▁George ▁McC ul lo ch ▁was ▁an ▁av id ▁art ▁collect or ▁and ▁bought ▁works ▁by ▁many ▁pre - em inent ▁pre - raph ael ites ▁and ▁impression ists . ▁Alexander ▁McC ul lo ch ▁was ▁himself ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁portrait ▁called ▁" On ▁His ▁Hol id ays ... ▁Norway " ▁painted ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 / 1 9 0 2 ▁by ▁John ▁S inger ▁S argent . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁McC ul lo chs , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁John ▁S inger ▁S argent , ▁were ▁on ▁a ▁sal mon ▁fish ing ▁hol iday ▁in ▁Norway . ▁John ▁S inger ▁S argent ▁originally ▁painted ▁Alexander ▁in ▁a ▁standing ▁position ▁holding ▁a ▁landing ▁net ▁but ▁decided ▁the ▁portrait