He is a bilateral below the knee amputee as a result of meningococcal disease at the age of thirteen.

He chose swimming as legs were not required to do it[1] and obtained a scuba diving ticket.

[2] In 2006, he was the only competitor in the men's freestyle multi-disability section of the 2006 Australian Open Water Swimming Titles in Melbourne, Victoria.

[3] In 2011, he won a silver medal in the men's 400m freestyle S7 at the Para Pan Pacific Championships in Edmonton, Canada.

[6] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he represented Australia in the 100 m breaststroke SB6, 200 m individual medley SM7 and 400 m freestyle S7.