Background
He grew up in Bellingen in the Northern Rivers.
He grew up in Bellingen in the Northern Rivers.
Anderson has nerve damage to his leg caused by meningitis and a hearing impairment. He moved to the Gold Coast to study for a Bachelor of Sport Management degree at Griffith University. He competed in three events at the 2008 Beijing Games, winning a silver medal in the Men"s 100 m Backstroke S10 event.
He battled shoulder injuries around the time of the 2008 Beijing Games.
He has been an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder. He also participated in the S10 class of the Men"s 100 m Backstroke, 100 m Freestyle and 50 m Freestyle events.
He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."
He finished fourth in the Men"s 4 × 100 m Medley Relay 34pts, sixth in the Men"s 100m Backstroke S10, tenth in the Men"s 50m Freestyle S10 and eleventh in the Men"s 100m Freestyle S10. As of 2015, he is coached by January Cameron at the University of the Sunshine Coast.