Joshua Powell Hofer, OAM is an Australian swimmer with an intellectual disability.

Hofer grew up in Perth, Western Australia and attended Christ Church Grammar School.

[1] He was employed for many years by Royal Perth Hospital supply department.

[4][5] In 1994, he competed at the first IPC Swimming World Championships in Malta and won a silver medal in the Men's 50 m Butterfly S14 and bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Freestyle S14.

In 2012, at the age of 38, he was training with the aim of competing at the 2012 London Paralympics.