[4] In 1976 Lowe moved into the Victorian men's senior eight which contested the King's Cup at the annual Interstate Regatta.
[6] Lowe made his Australian representative debut in 1978 when selected in a coxless four to race at the 1978 World Rowing Championships on Lake Karapiro.
An injury during the campaign to Rob Lang resulted in the squad's selected sculler Ted Hale stepping into the five seat of the eight.
[8] For the 1980 Moscow Olympics the new Australian Director of Coaching Reinhold Batschi utilised small boating racing criteria and selected an eight with rowers from three states including Lowe in the six seat.
From 1989 to 1992 he was a selector for Victorian King's Cup crews and he was involved in the selection of Australia's Oarsome Foursome in their original 1990 combination.