Marc had his left leg amputated because of cancer when he was seventeen. The day after he had his stitches out he went swimming and within a year he was swimming quicker with one leg then he did when he had two.

Marc’s dream was to simply be the best that he could be and just 18 months after he finished his chemotherapy he was selected to represent Great Britain.

He has now retired from swimming having competed internationally for 17 years, winning 12 Paralympic medals from five Games and a further 21 from either World or European Championships.

In the past he has held the individual world records for 200m, 400m and 1500m Freestyle, as well as the team world record for 4 x 100m Freestyle.

Marc has written three books. Most notably Personal Best, a combination of his inspirational life story and personal development advice, and more recently Beyond the Call which, supported by research from New York University, looks at how to create conditions within an organisation that make discretionary effort more likely.
Marc’s speech, titled ‘Path to Gold’, takes you on an inspirational journey, providing brilliant insights into personal responsibility, leadership, teamwork and motivation.

It is a journey that took him from cancer patient to multiple Gold medallist.