He rowed in six New South Wales eights competing at Australia's King's Cup, was a national champion and a medallist at underage and senior World Championships.

[2] In 2002 he and Zac Kirkham won the coxless pairs title at the Australian Universities Championship in UNSW black and gold.

[3] He first made state selection for New South Wales in the 1998 youth eight contesting the Noel Wilkinson Trophy at the Australian Rowing Championships.

[7] For the 2003 World Rowing Championships selectors first chose the Australian eight and then picked Baxter in a coxless four of New South Welshmen selected to be able to train together locally.

[7] Baxter's final Australian representative appearance was in a coxed pair at Linz 2008 rowed to a bronze medal with Fergus Pragnell and steered by Hugh Rawlinson.