Background
He was born in Leichhardt, New South Wales into a famous Australian rowing family.
He was born in Leichhardt, New South Wales into a famous Australian rowing family.
Pearce"s senior rowing was with the Balmain Rowing Club in Sydney. In 1964 he partnered up with Barclay Wade of the Mosman Rowing Club in a composite double and took first place in the Men"s Double Scull at the second ever Australian National Championships. This was a selection regatta for the Tokyo Olympics and Wade and Pearce were selected as the Olympic representative double.
In Tokyo they finished 13th in the double sculls event.
In 1972 he was in the Australian boat which finished eighth in the men"s eights event at the Munich Olympics.