[2] He was diagnosed with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy when he was fifteen years old[3] and lost most of his sight.

[4] He works as a motivational speaker, and given a speeches to schools in Western Australia and to the West Coast Eagles.

The ultimate goal is to win gold and break the record but I’d love to just get any medal at this point really.”[12] In early 2022 he became the first person to swim from Dirk Hartog Island to the town of Denham and he became the first person to swim the 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the Abrolhos Islands to the city of Geraldton in September 2022.

He participated in the event in order to raise money for Guide Dogs Western Australia.

[5] His performance in the race earned him Triathlon Western Australia's Paul Goodwin Award.

He qualified to represent Australia in the sprint-distance 2013 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in London, where he placed 8th in the TRI6a classification for blind athletes.