Background
He was born in the New South Wales town of Narrabri.
He was born in the New South Wales town of Narrabri.
On 16 November 1997 in Brisbane, he set a 1500 m S12 world record that has remained unsurpassed as of January 2012, with a time of 18:57.10. In 2001, he was inducted into the Sunshine Coast Sports Hall of Fame.
At the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics, he won two gold medals in the Men"s 100 m Butterfly B2 and Men"s 400 m Freestyle B2 events, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia, and a bronze medal in the Men"s 200 m Medley B2 event. At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the Men"s 400 m Freestyle S12 event.
