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He chose swimming as legs were not required to do it and obtained a scuba diving ticket.
He chose swimming as legs were not required to do it and obtained a scuba diving ticket.
He is a bilateral below the knee amputee as a result of meningococcal disease at the age of thirteen. He is also missing four fingers on his right hand. In 2006, he was the only competitor in the men’s freestyle multi-disability section of the 2006 Australian Open Water Swimming Titles in Melbourne, Victoria.
He is an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming and South Australian Sports Institute scholarship holder.
He was unable to compete in 2010 due to a serious shoulder injury. In 2008, he took up golf.
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he represented Australia in the 100 m breaststroke SB6, 200 m individual medley SM7 and 400 m freestyle S7. 2005 Pride of Australia Courage Award.
2007 Athlete of the Year award in South Australian Wheelchair Sports.
2009 Swimming Société Anonyme Hall of Fame inductee. 2011 Tanya Denver Award, given to the Advertiser Channel Seven Sports Star of the Year who displays endeavour and sportsmanship.