9 9 6 ▁World ▁Row ing ▁U 2 3 ▁Championships ▁in ▁Haz ew inkel ▁to ▁fifth ▁place . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁stern ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁U 2 3 ▁men ' s ▁eight . ▁They ▁rac ed ▁at ▁ ▁World ▁Row ing ▁Cup ▁in ▁Luc erne ▁to ▁t enth ▁place ▁and ▁then ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁World ▁Row ing ▁Championships ▁in ▁Milan ▁where ▁they ▁placed ▁fourth . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁U 2 3 ▁eight . ▁They ▁cont ested ▁the ▁World ▁Row ing ▁Cup ▁III ▁in ▁Luc erne ▁before ▁racing ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁World ▁Row ing ▁U 2 3 ▁Championships ▁in ▁Io ann ina ▁to ▁a ▁gold ▁medal . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁To on ▁made ▁his ▁fourth ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁U 2 3 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁the ▁stern ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁U 2 3 ▁eight ▁who ▁row ed ▁to ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ▁in ▁C open hagen . ▁Ear lier ▁that ▁representative ▁season ▁he ▁ste ered ▁both ▁the ▁eight ▁and ▁a ▁co x ed ▁pair ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Row ing ▁Cup ▁III ▁in ▁Luc erne . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁To on ▁took ▁the ▁ro pes ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁senior ▁men ' s ▁eight . ▁They ▁rac ed ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Row ing ▁Cup ▁IV ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁World ▁Row ing ▁Championships ▁in ▁Luc erne ▁the ▁eight ▁failed