Brenden Hall

Junior [after he called one of his swim coaches an 'old man']. (Athlete, 29 Apr 2011)

Australian cricketer Ian Healy, Australian Para swimmer Matthew Cowdrey, Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe, US swimmer Michael Phelps. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2017, 01 Sep 2016)

"Perfect practice makes perfect." (paralympic.org.au, 30 Dec 2009)

In 2014 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] in recognition of his service to sport. (couriermail.com.au, 25 Jan 2014)

He was named the 2012 Sporting Wheelie of the Year, Senior Male Athlete of the Year and Junior Male Athlete of the Year by the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association in Queensland, Australia. (sportingwheelies.org.au, 23 Nov 2012)

His younger brother Marcus has competed in swimming at national level in Australia. (Lawnton Swim Club Facebook page, 14 Feb 2016)

His right leg was amputated at age six due to complications arising from chicken pox. The illness also caused him to lose 70% of his hearing. "They gave my parents two options, really. They said, 'We can try to thin the clot but it's going to be risking his life or, we can amputate his leg through the knee and he'll live a happy, normal life as he is'. Thankfully mum and dad made the right decision. The water's sort of my safe place. I just wanted to get in there and float and feel the water around me after I was released from the hospital. For some reason, once I did that, I felt calm. I felt normal. I felt as though nothing had changed. It's where I felt most at home and comfortable with myself." (belgravialeisure.com.au, 24 Jun 2019; disability.qld.gov.au, 30 Dec 2009)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied at the Australian Catholic University. In 2020 he received an education scholarship from the Australian Institute of Sport [AIS] to help fund his studies there. (ais.gov.au, 29 Oct 2020)