[1] He had a ruptured cerebral aneurysm when he was ten years old, which largely affects the left side of his body.

[1][4] He trains with Australian Olympic swimming medalist Adam Pine[1] at the Canberra International Swimming and Aquatic Centre,[3] has a scholarship with the Australian Capital Territory Academy of Sport, and is a member of Ginninderra Marlins[2] He listens to Kanye West's "Stronger" before he competes.

[2] In early 2007, he swam in the S8 classification but was downgraded to S6 ahead of the 2007 ‘Day of Difference’ Junior Games, where he represented New South Wales.

[3] He competed at the 2009 Australian Short Course Championships in the 100 metre butterfly event, where he set a world record that was 3.41 seconds faster than the previous one.

[6] In July 2012,[2] he was formally selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 200 m individual medley SM6 and 50 m butterfly S6 events.