 International competition he did well also.He won a silver medal at the 1993 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Kobe, Japan, in 1994 he won a gold medal in the 400 Medley relay at World Championships in Rome, Italy, in 1995 finished 9th place at the 1995 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Atlanta, GA, in 1996 finished 3rd at the US Olympic Trials, in 1997 won a silver medal in the men's 100m backstroke event at the Short Course World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.His career was mostly likely cut short due to nagging shoulder problems which forced him to red-shirt during college and have major surgery just before the Olympic Trials in 1996.