His Paralympic swimming career started in 2014 and he was selected in Australian Dolphins’ development squad in 2018.

His first international competition was the 2018 Pan Pacific Para-swimming Championships in Cairns, QLD, where he blitzed the field in the men's 100 m breaststroke SB4-9/11-13 heats but was not eligible to compete in the final due to being a development squad member.

At the 2019 Australian Swimming Championships, in Adelaide, he won gold in a Men's 50 m and 100 m Breaststroke Multi-Class events.

[4] At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London he finished fourth in the men's 100 m breaststroke SB14 in an Oceania record.

[8] At the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, Madeira,[9] Michel won two silver medals - Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 and Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay S14.