 After mixed studies in the sciences, psychology and political science, he majored in Economics at the University of British Columbia.In 2002 he retired from active swimming and in 2004 moved to Perth, Western Australia, where he took up surfing and swim coaching.He was part of the winning team in the Rottnest 21-kilometre open-water relay swim in 2006, along with Australian Olympians Bill Kirby, Todd Pearson and Duncan Armstrong.