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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy
Further personal information
Residence
Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Occupation
Clerk
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He first competed in 1994.
Club / Team
Melbourne Vicentre Swimming Club: Melbourne, VIC, AUS
General interest
Nicknames
Axel (paralympic.org.au, 30 Dec 2009)
Hobbies
Table tennis, cricket, Australian rules football and snooker. (paralympic.org.au, 30 Dec 2009; vis.org.au, 30 Dec 2009)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold and breaking the world record in the 400m freestyle at the 2002 World Championships in Argentina. (paralympic.org.au, 30 Dec 2009; vis.org.au, 30 Dec 2009))
Most influential person in career
His parents. (paralympic.org.au, 30 Dec 2009)
Hero / Idol
Australian swimmer Grant Hackett. (paralympic.org.au, 30 Dec 2009)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Give it your best shot." (paralympic.org.au, 30 Dec 2009)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 19 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 20 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heats | 10 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heat 2 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 3 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heats | 9 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Open | Heats | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Open | Final Round | 1 |