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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment
Classification
S14, SB14, SM14
Further personal information
Residence
Brisbane, QLD, AUS
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He learnt to swim as a toddler, but did not start competitive swimming until he was age 15.
Why this sport?
His teachers at school encouraged him to start swimming competitively. "At the time I wasn't really sure if I was good at swimming or not. Until around probably Year 11 and 12, I figured I should probably stick with this and see where it takes me."
Club / Team
University of the Sunshine Coast [USC] Spartans: Australia
Name of coach
Nathan Doyle [club], AUS
Training Regime
He trains for 25 hours a week.
International debut
Year
2009
Competing for
Australia
General interest
Nicknames
Foxy (paralympic.org.au, 26 Jan 2012)
Hobbies
Rugby league, cars. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Sep 2016; swimming.org.au, 11 Sep 2016)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the S14 200m freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (sunshinecoastdaily.com.au, 01 Sep 2016)
Hero / Idol
Australian swimmers Ashley Callus and Ian Thorpe, Australian rugby league player Gordon Tallis. (paralympic.org.au, 26 Jan 2012, 16 Aug 2009)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (redlandcitybulletin.com.au, 19 Feb 2018)
Impairment
He was diagnosed with multiple intellectual impairments as a young child. (sunshinecoastdaily.com.au, 01 Sep 2016 )
Other information
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In addition to training for swimming, he offers his time visiting schools in Australia to speak about his achievements. He has also served as an ambassador for the 2019 Global Games in Brisbane, QLD, Australia. "So proud to be a Paralympian and to be given the privilege to be named ambassador for the 2019 Global Games in Brisbane. The Global Games was my first ever international meet. It was in the Czech Republic in 2009 where I won three golds and one silver. If I can manage to help encourage and inspire young people to achieve what I have managed to achieve I will be very happy." (Inas Global Games 2019 Facebook page, 20 Feb 2018; redlandcitybulletin.com.au, 19 Feb 2018; Facebook page, 11 Oct 2016)
In addition to training for swimming, he offers his time visiting schools in Australia to speak about his achievements. He has also served as an ambassador for the 2019 Global Games in Brisbane, QLD, Australia. "So proud to be a Paralympian and to be given the privilege to be named ambassador for the 2019 Global Games in Brisbane. The Global Games was my first ever international meet. It was in the Czech Republic in 2009 where I won three golds and one silver. If I can manage to help encourage and inspire young people to achieve what I have managed to achieve I will be very happy." (Inas Global Games 2019 Facebook page, 20 Feb 2018; redlandcitybulletin.com.au, 19 Feb 2018; Facebook page, 11 Oct 2016)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Heat 4 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Heat 3 | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Final Round | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Heat 3 | 2012-08-31 | 2 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Final Round | 2012-08-31 | 4 | |
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Heat 3 | 2012-09-02 | 1 | |
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Final Round | 2012-09-02 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Final 1 | 2013-08-12 | 1 | |
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Heat 3 | 2013-08-12 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Final 1 | 2013-08-14 | 4 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-14 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-15 | 2 | |
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Final 1 | 2015-07-15 | 4 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-17 | 16 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Final 1 | 2015-07-19 | 8 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-19 | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Final Round | 2016-09-08 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-08 | 2 | |
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Final Round | 2016-09-11 | 3 | |
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-11 | 1 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-17 | 4 |