Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
SB-UL |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Partner Georgia |
Residence |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Occupation |
Athlete, Director |
Languages |
English |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began competing in Para snowboard in 2016. |
Why this sport? |
He was a skier and snowboarder prior to his accident, and attended the 2016 Australian Paralympic Committee Futures Camp in Perisher, NSW, Australia. |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2016 |
Competing for |
Australia |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Water skiing, cycling, riding motorbikes. (paralympic.org.au, 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2017 World Cup event in Lake Tahoe, CA, United States of America. (paralympic.org.au, 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
Australian snowboarder Scotty James. (paralympic.org.au, 2018) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Be happy and enjoy the ride." (paralympic.org.au, 2018) |
Other sports |
He has competed in Para water skiing in Australia, and participated in the national championships in the sport. (skiracing.com.au, 13 Mar 2016; awsrc.com.au, 01 Dec 2012) |
Famous relatives |
His father Chris has served as president of the Victorian Water Ski Association in Australia. His brother Sam has competed in water skiing at regional level in Australia. (waterskiracing.com, 16 Aug 2018; skiracing.com.au, 30 Mar 2018) |
Impairment |
At age 21 his right arm was paralysed in a water skiing crash. He broke his neck and sustained nerve damage to his brachial plexus, the network of nerves from the spinal cord in the neck that travel down the arm. (Australian Adaptive Snowboard Team Facebook page, 07 Feb 2018; paralympic.org.au, 2018) |
Other information |
OCCUPATION
He works as director at Accurate Scan and Locate, a plumbing company based in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (waterskiracing.com, 16 Aug 2018; LinkedIn profile, 01 May 2017) |
