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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Cranbrook Eastern Edge: Sydney, NSW, AUS |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Exercise Science - Australian Catholic University: Sydney, NSW, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | His family. (castlehilldolphins.com.au, 15 Jul 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Australian para-skier and para-cyclist Michael Milton, Australian marathon swimmer Des Renford, Australian para-swimmer Jay Dohnt. (paralympic.org.au, 06 Jul 2012; castlehilldolphins.com.au, 15 Jul 2010) |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2007 |
| Competing for | Australia |
| Location | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "If you don't practise, then you don't deserve to dream." (castlehilldolphins.com.au, 15 Jul 2010) |
| Famous relatives | His father competed in judo at state level in Australia. (Athlete, 29 Apr 2011) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He took up the sport to help with his cerebral palsy and asthma. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began competing in swimming club races at age eight. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English, French |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Pasty (Athlete, 29 Apr 2011) |
Impairment Information | |
| Type of Impairment | Cerebral Palsy |
| Classification | S10, SB9, SM10 |
General Interest | |
| Impairment | He was born with cerebral palsy. (paralympic.org.au, 06 Jul 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Brendan Keogh [national] |
General Interest | |
| Awards and honours | He was presented with the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] in recognition of the gold medal he won at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (aquaticcentre.com.au, 22 Oct 2014) |
| Injuries | An elbow injury forced him to miss to the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. He also had an ongoing ankle ligament problem in early 2015. (paralympic.org.au, 03 Jun 2015) |
Impairment Information | |
| Origin of Impairment | Congenital |