Philip got his senior debut for Ireland rowing in Lucerne, Switzerland in the men’s singles coming 15th.

He and his partner Ronan Byrne went on to come 9th in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in the men’s double September 2018 delaying stating his job as a doctor in Belfast City Hospital after graduating from Queen’s University in July 2018.

Philip worked as a foundation 1 doctor in Belfast City Hospital December 2018 - April 2019 before returning to rowing full time and competing at the European Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland with partner Ronan Byrne coming 9th.

They went on to win a silver at World Cup II Rotterdam, Netherlands coming second to the Swiss Double.

On 1 August 2024, he won a bronze medal alongside Daire Lynch in the Men's double sculls final at the 2024 Summer Olympics.