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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Sydney, NSW, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Warringah Aquatic Swimming Club: Sydney, NSW, AUS |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Marketing - Macquarie University: Sydney, NSW, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Stock and option trading. (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010) |
| Injuries | He has previously injured his rotator cuff. (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Breaking the short course Commonwealth record for the 100m butterfly. (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010) |
| Most influential person in career | His father. (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Muhammad Ali. (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Ben Davies |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He started swimming at age five in Sydney, Australia |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2009 |
| Competing for | Australia |
| Tournament | World Cup |
| Location | Singapore |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Patto (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Courage goes to the man who enters the arena." (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010) |
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| Coach from which country? | Australia |
General Interest | |
| Other information | FAN CLUB SUPPORT In 2009, he missed out on selection for the Australian team travelling to Singapore for a World Cup meet after only just recovering from a shoulder injury. He asked head coach Alan Thompson if he could compete if he paid his own way. Upon Thompson saying yes, he and his supporters set up a Facebook page and starting creating fan t-shirts. Within six weeks, $7000 was collected in donations and he was able to make his internationald debut in Singapore and set Commonwealth and Australian records in his butterfly events. (smh.com.au, 22 Feb 2010) |