At the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, James won Gold in the LTA mixed coxed four with crewmates Pamela Relph, Naomi Riches, David Smith, and (cox), Lily van den Broecke

In Munich at the first World Cup of 2011 James raced in one of two GB LTAMix4+ boats to take gold with Germany in 2nd and the other GB boat taking bronze.

At the 2010 World Rowing Championships on Lake Karapiro in New Zealand, James - along with his crewmates Ryan Chamberlain, Kate Jones, Kelsie Gibson and cox Rhiannon Jones, won a silver medal in the adaptive mixed coxed four.  They narrowly led the race until the dying 100m when the Canadians surged to take the lead, crossing the line four-tenths of a second ahead of the British boat to win gold.  Germany took the bronze.

Earlier in the season James won gold in the LTAMix4+ at the first World Cup in Bled.  This followed the two gold medals he won in the same boat at the Varese International Adaptive Regatta in May.

James won gold in the adaptive mixed coxed four at the 2009 World Championships in Poznan; this success achieved by a crew with two rowers and the cox completely new to World Level rowing this year.  

He was a new member of the adaptive squad in 2009 and his first GB vest was at the Varese International Regatta in the LTA mixed coxed four where he won gold on both days.  He raced in the same boat class for the Munich World Cup winning gold. 

James graduated from Oxford Brookes University in 2009 with a BA degree in Fine Art.  When he has time he does some coaching at Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club.

James is Lottery Funded through UK Sport.