). ▁ ▁McC ul lo ch ▁attended ▁Win chester ▁College ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Win chester ▁College ▁Bo ating ▁Club ▁( W C BC ) ▁and ▁developed ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁and ▁prof ic iency ▁in ▁row ing . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁University ▁College ▁Oxford . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁he ▁competed ▁in , ▁and ▁was ▁runner ▁up ▁to ▁Captain ▁D are ll ▁in ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁Sc ull s ▁at ▁Hen ley ▁Royal ▁Reg atta . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁row ed ▁for ▁Oxford ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁against ▁Cambridge . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁McC ul lo ch , ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Le ander ▁Club ▁won ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁Sc ull s ▁at ▁Hen ley , ▁be ating ▁Ath ol ▁Alexander ▁Stuart . ▁ ▁McC ul lo ch ▁was ▁subsequently ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Team ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Silver ▁Medal ▁in ▁the ▁single ▁sc ull s , ▁row ing ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁was ▁Harry ▁Black st aff e ▁of ▁the ▁V esta ▁Row ing ▁Club ▁who ▁was ▁twice ▁McC ul lo ch ' s ▁age ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁sc ull ing ▁legend . ▁The ▁final ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁fin est ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Reg atta ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁virt ually ▁level ▁until ▁the ▁last ▁ 5 0 ▁yards ▁when ▁Black st aff e ▁held ▁on ▁to