Matt Levy

Matt has been an active swimmer since he was three years old, and competed for over 20 years in hundreds of state, national and international competitions, including five Paralympic Games.

He worked in the financial industry for over ten years in change management and currently works in the health sector. A graduate of the AICD Company Director’s Program Matt also holds multiple board, advisory and ambassadorial roles with sporting, community and humanitarian organisations.

In 2014 Matt was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for ‘Service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games’.

In 2015, he was named Athlete of the Year with a Disability at the New South Wales Sports Awards, and in 2018 he was named Swimming Australia’s Paralympic Program Swimmer of the Year.

His fifth Paralympics came to an exciting end when he joined teammates to win the gold medal in the men’s relay.

Going the Distance is Matt’s third book. He has written a children’s book, Brandon Dreams Big, and Keeping Your Head Above Water: Inspirational Insights from a Champion.