He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside John Collins.

[1][2] Walton was born in Leicester and attended Groby Community College and Loughborough University.

He represented Great Britain at junior and under-23 level before making his senior world championship debut in 2014.

In 2016 he won his first World Cup medal, a silver at Poznan, before making his Olympic debut in Rio.

[3] He won a silver medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, John Collins and Graeme Thomas.