"It is very sad news," performance director David Tanner told British Rowing's official website (www.britishrowing.org) on Sunday.
"Acer was the top British cox of his time. He had an exceptional period with the GB rowing team."
The cause of death was not disclosed but media reports said Nethercott had been fighting brain cancer.
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