He and his brother Willy were evacuated during the Second World War to 44 Irthlingborough Road, Finedon, Northants.

[1] He started rowing on the River Lea in east London at the age of 14 where he sculled a Thames skiff until he was good enough for a fine boat.

[2] He raced at various regattas such as the Norfolk Sculls in 1952[3] until, he joined the Royal Air Force on National Service that year.

In 1954 Rand won the Wingfield Sculls beating Tony Fox and John Marsden and competed in the event nine times in his career.

[5] He also won the first Scullers Head and was selected for the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, where he took silver.