Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I tipu ake a Mitchell i Adelaide, ā, i whakaakona e Glenn Beringen i te South Australian Sports Institute, i eke ia ki te whakataetae Commonwealth Games i te tau 1994
i Wikitoria, i British Columbia, i Kānata. I riro ia i a ia te mētara hiriwa i te tau 1995 i roto i te 200 mita i te whakataetae ao poto i Rio de Janeiro. I wikitoria ia i te tīma motu mo te 1996 Summer Olympics i Atlanta, i muri i te whakawera mate me Phil Rogers ki te wikitoria i te 200 mita breaststroke i te Australian Championships. I te marama o Tihema o taua tau ano, i pakaru a Mirchell i te rekoata o te ao mo te 4 × 100 mita medley relay a nga taane me te rekoata o Ahitereiria me te Commonwealth Shortcourse mo te 200 mita breaststroke. He puhoi ake tana kaukau i nga Orimipia, ka mutu i te tekau ma tahi o nga waahi.