He is actively involved in the local community often visiting his old High School Iona College with a goal to "inspire the younger generation and other kids with learning difficulties to do anything they put their mind to.

Daniel competed in the 2010 World Championships[5] in the men's 200m freestyle event where he finished second.

[6] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming[8][9][10] in the 200m freestyle and backstroke events.

[6] At these games, Daniel swam at the Aquatics Centre placing fourth in the 100m backstroke and winning silver in the 200m Breastroke.

This placing was incredibly close: finishing 0.13 seconds behind Iceland's Jon Margeir Sverrisson.

Daniel has a long list of achievements, notably:-Competing at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Fox won the gold medal in the Men's 200 m Freestyle S14.