 In the preliminaries of the 1976 Summer Olympics he improved the national record in the same event by seven seconds, yet failed to qualify.He won the 1975 and 1976 ASA British National 1500 metres freestyle title  and the 100 metres butterfly title in 1989.In 1976 he won a swimming scholarship at the University of Miami, but after half a year returned to UK, retired from swimming, and for two years worked with the police.