Alan Grey was selected in the eight oar crew for the 1962 British Commonwealth Games in Perth where they won the silver medal.

John was the second Wellingtonian selected in the 1963-64 New Zealand training squad which went on to compete in the eight-oar event at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, where John was in the five seat. John was also in the eight-oar crew at the 1966 World Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia where the eight…