He received All-American honors three times from the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association sailing for the University of Texas at Austin and competed at four Olympic Games in sailing: 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2004, winning total of three Olympic medals during his career.
hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ˈɔːlɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɑːnɚz θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz fɹʌmðɪ ˌɪntɚkəlˈiːdʒiət sˈeɪlɪŋ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən sˈeɪlɪŋ fɚðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tˈɛksəs æɾ ˈɔːstɪn ænd kəmpˈiːɾɪd æt fˈoːɹ əlˈɪmpɪk ɡˈeɪmz ɪn sˈeɪlɪŋ: nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, wˈɪnɪŋ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv θɹˈiː əlˈɪmpɪk mˈɛdəlz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ.