[2] Windeatt made his debut at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where he claimed gold in the 1500-metre freestyle.

In Munich, he was involved in an epic battle with the reigning 1500-metre Olympic champion from 1968, the United States' Mike Burton.

[2] Other highlights of his swim career include: Awarded Australian Sports medal by Governor General Australia;Olympic Games record holder; Commonwealth Games record holder; Best all-round swimmer in the 104 year history of Australian swimming; winning 10 different National titles 7 individual and 3 relay; National champion 10k open water swimming; National Open Surf and Open Surf Belt Champion Windeatt was coached for 12 years by Australian Olympic coach Don Talbot AO OBE, and Ray Bussard University of Tennessee.

Windeatt's focus on the biomechanical principles of swimming was introduced to him by Jim 'Doc' Councilman 2-time US Olympic coach, and coach of the all-conquering Indiana University swim team, winning 6 NCAA titles in a row.

Windeatt went on to found SwimTech a service dedicated to helping swimmers of all levels with easier faster and more enjoyable swimming, through better technique.