Education
Loch studied and rowed at both the King"s School in Sydney and Princeton University from which he graduated in 2006.
Loch studied and rowed at both the King"s School in Sydney and Princeton University from which he graduated in 2006.
He competed in both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Loch made his Australian team debut at the 2007 World Rowing Championships in Munich, Germany. Competing in the Men"s Coxless Four, his crew placed 12th.
The following year he made his Olympic debut in Beijing, China as part of the Men"s Eight crew which placed 6th.
Loch continued internationally in the Men"s Eight, with a 7th placing at the 2009 World Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland. At the London Olympic Games, Loch was in the seven seat of the Australian Men"s Eight which placed 6th in a thrilling final where all boats were overlapping at the finish line.
In 2013, Loch took a break from international competition and during this period set a 24 hour tandem world record on the Concept 2 rowing machine (ergometer) with Matt Ryan. The pair covered 380.274 kilometres, maintaining an average split of 1:53.6 per 500 metres.
The successful world record attempt was also a fundraiser for the Leukaemia Foundation and raised almost $20,000 AUD for the charity.
Loch recorded 6 wins in this event from 2008 to 2013. In 2015, Loch placed 2nd at the World Indoor Rowing Championships behind Angel Fournier Rodriguez of Cuba.
Domestically Loch has also enjoyed great success as a member of the New South Wales Kings Cup crew.