Highlights
- 2007
- Australian Rowing Team for Rowing World Championships in Munich Germany - Adaptive Pairs (Kathryn Ross)
- Silver Medal - World Rowing Championships TA2X Division (Partner Kathryn Ross)
- 2006
- Ultraman World Championships
- 2005
- Completed Molokai Challenge. (First Wheelchair athlete in the world. Completed on Double Ski with David Wells)
- 2004
- National Handcycling Champion - Road Race and Time Trial
- Ironman Western Australia, One Hour PB, 11hrs18min, 1st PC Athlete
- English Channel Support Swimmer (David Knight was support swimmer for John in 1998 and has completed the channel himself with John as a support swimmer in 13hours 4 minutes)
- 2003
- National Handcycling Champion - Road Race
- Australian Representative at World Cycling Championships (Handcycling) Prague
- 2002
- Inducted into the Hawaiian Ironman Hall of Fame
- Completed Kilometres for Kids (K4K)
- (A 2002 Kilometre Handcycle ride from Brisbane to Melbourne)
- National Handcycling Champion (Time Trial and Road Race)
- 2001
- Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race (Grinder on Team Aspect - Finished 12th Overall and 2nd in division)
- Awarded Australian Sports Medal
- 2000
- Received Order of Australia (OAM)
- Member of the Australian Olympic Team (Finalist 1500m Wheelchair Race)
- Member of the Australian Paralympic Team (Competed in the 1500m, 5000m, 10000m and Marathon)
- 1999
- Selected as part of "Team 2000" train-on squad for the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.
- 1998
- First Wheelchair Athlete to successfully swim the English Channel.
- 1997
- First Wheelchair Athlete to successfully complete all "able-bodied" cut off times in the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon.
- Crowned ITU World Triathlon Champion, Perth (Physically Challenged Category)
- 1996
- Crowned ITU World Triathlon Champion, Cleveland (Physically Challenged Category)
- Hawaiian Ironman Finisher
- 1995
- First Wheelchair Athlete to complete the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon.
- 1994
- Australian Train-on squad - wheelchair basketball.
- Completed Nepean Triathlon becoming Australia's first wheelchair athlete.
- 1993
- NSW State Marathon Canoe Champions (Open TK2)
