Background
Fox was born on 30 May 1991 in Plymouth, Devon, England. He was born with cerebral palsy and competes in the S7 Paralympic classification.
Fox was born on 30 May 1991 in Plymouth, Devon, England. He was born with cerebral palsy and competes in the S7 Paralympic classification.
He was educated at Cornwall College, earning a BTEC in Sport and Science in 2007. He also finished fifth in the 100 metre freestyle, eighth in the 50 metre freestyle and ninth in the 400 metre freestyle.
Fox was introduced to Paralympic swimming at a Regional Disability meet in 2001. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics held in Beijing, China. Fox was selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre freestyle, 400 metre freestyle and 100 metre backstroke events in the S7 classification.
In the heats of the 100 m backstroke he broke his own world record, setting a time of one minute 9.86 seconds to qualify fastest for the final.
As of February 2013, he holds S7 world records in long course 200 metre freestyle, 800 metre freestyle, 50 metres backstroke and 100 metres backstroke events.
Fox was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to swimming.