His sister was diagnosed with three types of cancer at the age of fourteen and this has inspired Garvey to accept sporting challenges.

Garvey's first major international event was the 2013 ITU Grand Final in London where he finished sixth.

[5] In 2016, he qualified Australia a quota place in the 2016 Rio Paralympics by finishing second at International Triathlon Union event on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

[6] In 2016, he is a Western Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder and coached by Ross Pedlow.

[9] Reflecting on his performance, Garvey states "I was in excruciating pain, dropped a few swear words, lucky they (the Brazilian fans) don't speak English as a first language.