[3] Conrad first made state selection for Queensland in the men's senior eight which contested the 1972 King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta.
He made state selection for New South Wales in the men's senior eight which contested the 1973 King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta.
[11] Conrad made a representative debut for Great Britain in a men's coxless pair which raced at the 1973 European Championships in Moscow and placed eighth overall.
[12] The Australian men's eight for the 1976 Montreal Olympics was mostly that year's King's Cup winning New South Wales crew excepting Malcolm Shaw in the two seat and Brian Richardson at bow.
[12] With Conrad rowing at six they commenced their Olympic campaign with a heat win in a new world record time and progressed to the final.