Raised in Adelaide, Morgan attended Burnside Primary and Norwood Morialta High School.

He held the fastest time on the competition until a rower from the Boat Club competed at the last moment in order to claim the case of beer that was offered as a prize.

He has reported that his communication style and obsession with performance improvement made it hard for him to be understood and accepted in the team environment of a rowing squad.

[5] At the end of Morgan's first season of rowing in 2003–04, he won a gold medal in a double scull at the World University Games in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France.

Following a costly mistake in the German boat, the Australian crew took the lead in the final metres and won the race by 0.25secs.

[15] In 2016 Morgan qualified with West Australian David Watts to contest the men's double scull at the 2016 Rio Olympics.