Career
He swam for Australia at the 2008 Olympics where he tied with Russia"s Arkady Vyatchanin for the bronze medal in the 100m backstroke. In semifinals of the event he also set a new Australian and Commonwealth Record (5297). Stoeckel started his swimming with the Berri Swimming Club in South Australia.
At the 2007 World Championships, Stoeckel failed to advance from the preliminary heats of the 50-metre backstroke after coming 21st in a time of 26.38, failing to progress by 0.14 of a second.
In the 100-metre event, he missed out on the semifinals by 0.01, placing 17th in the heats in a time of 55.64 seconds. However, one of the swimmers ahead of him withdrew from the semifinals, so he swam, finishing last in 55.51.
He was eliminated in the heats of the 200-metre backstroke, finishing 24th in a time of 2:02.32. He competed in the heats of the 4×100-metre medley relay, posting the fastest backstroke leg in a time of 55.18, as Australia qualified fourth.
At the 2008 Australian Swimming Championships he qualified in the 100- and 200-metre backstrokes for Australia"s 2008 Olympic Team, placing second and first respectively.
In the final, he finished third in a time of 53.18, tying for the bronze medal. Stoeckel came sixth in the 200-metre back and was part of Australia"s a silver-medal winning 4×100-metre medley relay. In early 2009, he qualified to swim at the 2009 World Championships.
However, two weeks before championships he withdrew from the Australian team due to an injury.