A vision impaired swimmer, he has a "tapper" who taps him so he knows when he has to initiate a turn in the water.

[4] Before the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, he went to a swimming camp with the national team that was part of the Paralympic High Performance Program (HARP Program).

[5] He raced at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany.

[1][8] He won four gold medals in the Beijing and two in Athens Paralympic Games.

Prior to heading to London, he participated in a national vision impaired swim team training camp at the High Performance Centre of Sant Cugat from 6 to 23 August.